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18th Century Timeline

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1. British ejected Dutch from Ceylon.






2. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church






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






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






5. Peak of the Little Ice Age






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






7. Quasi-War between the United States and France.






8. 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.






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






10. Zand dynasty founded in Iran






11. Spanish military embarks on the Villasur expedition from Mexico and travel into the Great Plains






12. The French Revolution






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






14. The Lisbon earthquake






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






16. Dutch EastIndia Company is dissolved.






17. Robert Walpole became the first Prime Minister of Great Britain (de facto)






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






19. Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia






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






21. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.






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






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






24. NorthwestIndian War between the United States and Native Americans






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






26. Pinckney's Treaty between the United States and Spain granted the Mississippi Territory to the US.






27. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.






28. The White Lotus Rebellion against the Manchu Dynasty in China.






29. Upper Canada bans slavery.






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






31. First Anglo-Maratha War






32. War of the Spanish Succession - French troops defeated at the Battles of Ramilies and Turin.






33. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.






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






35. Tipu Sultan was killed in a battle with the British forces.






36. Tulip period of the Ottoman Empire






37. Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles.






38. End of Japan's Genroku period.






39. The Great French War started as the French Revolutionary Wars which lead into the Napoleonic Wars.






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






41. Russo-Turkish War.






42. Pinckney's Treaty between the United States and Spain granted the Mississippi Territory to the US.






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






44. Russian Empire annexed the Crimean Khanate.






45. Camisard Rebellion in France.






46. George III became King of Britain.






47. First French Quaker community established in Cong






48. Great Britain and Spain dispute the Nootka Sound during the Nootka Crisis.






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






50. Nader Shah assumed title of Shah of Persia and founded the Afsharid dynasty. Ruled until his death in 1747.