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18th Century Timeline

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1. The Third Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia.






2. French commander Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and British commander James Wolfe die during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.






3. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.






4. Ahmed Shah Durrani founded the Durrani Empire in modern day Afghanistan






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






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






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






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






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10. Russian Empire annexed the Crimean Khanate.






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






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






13. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery






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






15. Russo-Persian War






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






17. Revolt in the Vend






18. Saint Petersburg founded by Peter the Great. Russian capital until 1918.






19. Bartholomew Roberts is killed in a sea battle off the African coast






20. Anglo-Spanish War






21. Ashanti Empire is formed under Osei Kofi Tutu I






22. Crimean Tatar raids into Russia.






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






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






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






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






27. The French Revolution






28. NorthwestIndian War between the United States and Native Americans






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






30. After Aurangzeb's death - the Mughal Empire enters a long decline and the Maratha Empire slowly replaces it.






31. United States Declaration ofIndependence adopted by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.






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






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






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






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






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






37. Treaty of Constantinople is signed - partitioning Persia between the Ottoman Empire and Russia.






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






39. The Treaty of Paris formally ends the American War ofIndependence.






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






41. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England






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






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






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






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






46. War of the Polish Succession.






47. The Haitian Revolution






48. Illuminati founded by Adam Weishaupt






49. The largest yellow fever epidemic in American history killed as many as 5000 people in Philadelphia






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