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18th Century Timeline

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1. Battle of Montenotte. Engagement in the War of theFirst Coalition. Napoleon Bonaparte's first victory as an army commander.






2. War of the Austrian Succession






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






4. Imam Sheikh Mansur - a Chechen warrior and Muslim mystic - led a coalition of Muslim Caucasian tribes from throughout the Caucasus in a holy war against the Russian invaders.






5. Dutch EastIndia Company is dissolved.






6. Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'






7. Camisard Rebellion in France.






8. Pugachev's Rebellion was the largest peasant revolt in Russia's history.






9. Kangxi Emperor bans Christian missionaries because of Pope Clement XI's decree






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






11. The Lisbon earthquake






12. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).






13. Dutch EastIndia Company is dissolved.






14. First French Quaker community established in Cong






15. Russo-Turkish War






16. Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles.






17. French attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails






18. First French Quaker community established in Cong






19. The Netherlands - Britain and France sign the Triple Alliance






20. War of the Polish Succession.






21. British colonel James Wolfe issues the Wolfe's Manifesto






22. First European settlement established in Australia at Sydney.






23. Ashanti Empire is formed under Osei Kofi Tutu I






24. Famine in Ireland killed ten per cent of the population






25. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.






26. Treaty of Utrecht end the War of the Spanish Succession






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






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






29. Controversy over William Wood's halfpence leads to the Drapier's Letters and begins the Irish economic independence from England movement






30. First Anglo-Maratha War






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






32. Establishment of the Sikh Confederacy along the present-dayIndia-Pakistan border.






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






34. Xhosa Wars between British and Boer settlers and the Xhosas in South African Republic






35. George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition.






36. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.






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






38. Zand dynasty founded in Iran






39. Anglo-Mysore Wars






40. War of 27 years between the Marathas and Mughals ends inIndia.






41. Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland






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






43. 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.






44. Afghans conquered Iran - overthrowing the Safavid Shah Sultan Husayn






45. Afghans conquered Iran - overthrowing the Safavid Shah Sultan Husayn






46. The Great Plague of Marseille






47. Revolt in the Vend






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






49. Nader Shah defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Karnal and sacked Delhi.






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