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18th Century Timeline

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1. Spanish missionaries established the first of 21 missions in California.






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






3. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church






4. Russo-Turkish War






5. The Second Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia






6. Great Northern War between Tsarist Russia and the Swedish Empire






7. Tuscarora War between British - Dutch - and German settlers and the Tuscarora people of North Carolina






8. Revolt in the Vend






9. Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'






10. TheFirst Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia






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






12. The French Revolution






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






14. City of New Orleans founded by the French in North America






15. The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the EastIndies and English Company Trading to the EastIndies merged to form the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the EastIndies.






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






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






18. Ashanti Empire is formed under Osei Kofi Tutu I






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






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






21. Act of Union passed merging the Scottish and the English Parliaments - thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.






22. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery






23. The Great Upheaval - forced population transfer of the French Acadian population from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick






24. American Revolutionary War






25. Qajar dynasty founded in Iran after replacing the Zand dynasty.






26. Polish revolt






27. Seven Years' War fought among European powers in various theaters around the world.






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






29. Ottoman Empire fights Russia in the Russo-Turkish War






30. The Partitions of Poland ended the Polish






31. Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi






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






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






34. Inconfid






35. The Daily Courant and The Norwich Post becomes the first daily newspapers in England.






36. Peak of the Little Ice Age






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






38. New York Stock & Exchange Board founded.






39. British attempt to capture St. Augustine - Florida but lose to the Spanish during the Siege of St. Augustine






40. The Haitian Revolution






41. Zand dynasty founded in Iran






42. Great Frost of 1709 - coldest winter in 500 years.






43. Ashanti Empire is formed under Osei Kofi Tutu I






44. Kamehameha I of the Island of Hawaii defeats the Oahuans at the Battle of Nu'uanu.






45. Handel's first opera - Almira - premieres.






46. Famine kills one-third of East Prussia's population.






47. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England






48. The 'Great Disaster'






49. Treaty of Pondicherry ends Second Carnatic War and recognizes Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah as Nawab of the Carnatic.






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