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18th Century Timeline

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1. Outbreak of indigenous rebellion led by T






2. Charles XII of Sweden flees to Ottoman Empire after Peter I of Russia defeats his army at the Battle of Poltava.






3. King Gustav III of Sweden was assassinated by a conspiracy of noblemen.






4. Tarabai establishes rival Maratha Empire government in Kolhapur against Chattrapati Shahu






5. James Cook claims the East Coast of Australia (New South Wales) for Great Britain.






6. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.






7. The Partitions of Poland ended the Polish






8. Establishment of the French-backed Batavian Republic in present-day Netherlands.






9. Anglo-Mysore Wars






10. Anglo-Mysore Wars






11. War of the Spanish Succession - The French defeat a combined Dutch-Austrian force at the Battle of Denain






12. Camisard Rebellion in France.






13. United States of Belgium proclaimed following the Brabant Revolution.






14. Qing Dynasty Chinese court painters recreate Zhang Zeduan's classic panoramic painting - Along the River During Qingming Festival.






15. The 'Great Disaster'






16. Reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee executed in Denmark.






17. Treaty of Paris ends Seven Years' War and Third Carnatic War






18. Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession andFirst Carnatic War






19. Russo-Persian War






20. War of the Austrian Succession






21. War of the Spanish Succession was a conflict which involved most of Europe.






22. American Revolutionary War






23. Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'






24. NorthwestIndian War between the United States and Native Americans






25. The Fulani nomads took complete control of Fuuta Jallon and set up the first of many Fulani jihad states to come






26. First Great Awakening takes place in Great Britain and North America.






27. Accession of George I - Elector of Hanover - to the throne of Great Britain






28. Famine across the Sahel - half the population of Timbuktu died.






29. Famine in Iceland caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano.






30. United States Constitution was written in Philadelphia and submitted to the states for ratification.






31. Richard Arkwright and his partners build the world's first water-powered mill at Cromford.






32. The Partitions of Poland ended the Polish






33. Russian Empire annexed the Crimean Khanate.






34. George Washington elected President of the United States. Served until 1797.






35. The Bengal famine of 1770 killed one third of the Bengal population.






36. Russo-Persian War






37. Russian Empire annexed the Crimean Khanate.






38. James Cook becomes first European on the Hawaiian Islands.






39. Napoleon's invasion and partition of the Republic of Venice ended over 1000 years of independence for the Serene Republic.






40. First French Quaker community established in Cong






41. Revolt in the Vend






42. Jay's Treaty concluded between Great Britain and the United States - by which the Western outposts in the Great Lakes are returned to the U.S. - and commerce between the two countries is regulated.






43. Turlough O'Carolan - famous Irish harper - died.






44. Great Britain and Spain fight the War of Jenkins' Ear in the Caribbean.






45. George III became King of Britain.






46. The world's first copyright legislation - Britain's Statute of Anne - becomes effective






47. T






48. James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia






49. Freed slaves from London founded Freetown in present-day Sierra Leone.






50. First Great Awakening takes place in Great Britain and North America.







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