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18th Century Timeline

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






2. The French Revolution






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






4. Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I






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






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






7. Spanish attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails






8. The R






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






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






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






12. Illuminati founded by Adam Weishaupt






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






14. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church






15. Polish revolt






16. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church






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






18. British ejected Dutch from Ceylon.






19. The 'Great Disaster'






20. Tulip period of the Ottoman Empire






21. Pope Clement XII issues the Eminenti Apostolatus Specula prohibiting Catholics from becoming Freemasons.






22. The South Sea Bubble






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






24. John Harrison H4 and Larcum Kendall K1 Marine chronometers are used to measure longitude by James Cook on his Second voyage (1772






25. Russo-Turkish War






26. Serfdom abolished in the Austrian monarchy (first step; second step in 1848)






27. End of Japan's Genroku period.






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






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






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






31. Peak of the Little Ice Age






32. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.






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






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






35. Russo-Turkish War






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






37. Stamp Act introduced into the American colonies by the UK Parliament.






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






39. New Hampshire ratifies the United States Constitution as the 9th state - and by the terms of Article VII it is in effect.






40. Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom.






41. Outbreak of indigenous rebellion led by T






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






43. Establishment of the Polish-Prussian Pact






44. Battle of Plassey signaled the beginning of formal British rule inIndia after years of commercial activity under the auspices of the EastIndia Company.






45. George III became King of Britain.






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






47. James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia






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






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






50. Russo-Turkish War.