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18th Century Timeline
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1. Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland
1745
1703
1794
1788
2. Treaty of Constantinople is signed - partitioning Persia between the Ottoman Empire and Russia.
1718
1724
1794
1741
3. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.
1762
1708
1736
1745
4. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church
1721
1735
1768
1738
5. Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia
1707
1793
1740
1710-1711
6. The French and Indian War - Fought in the U.S. and Canada mostly between the French and their allies and the English and their allies. The North American chapter of the Seven Years' War.
1712
1765
1796
1754
7. First Jacobite rebellion breaks out - British halt Jacobite advance at the Battle of Sheriffmuir; Battle of Preston
1715
1748
1783
1723
8. Hotaki dynasty founded in Afghanistan.
1788
1701
1709
1793
9. Battle of Montenotte. Engagement in the War of theFirst Coalition. Napoleon Bonaparte's first victory as an army commander.
1796
1723
1722
1702
10. The Marseillaise officially adopted as the French national anthem.
1735
1795
1785
1799
11. Russian Empire annexed the Crimean Khanate.
1757
1710
1783
1793
12. Great Northern War between Tsarist Russia and the Swedish Empire
1771
1761
1748
1700-1721
13. George III became King of Britain.
1703
1761
1760
1754
14. British attempt to capture St. Augustine - Florida but lose to the Spanish during the Siege of St. Augustine
1740
1747
1794
1704
15. First Anglo-Maratha War
1798
1744
1775
1776
16. Partitions of Poland marks the end of the Polish
1720
1791
1776
1772
17. Battle of Plassey signaled the beginning of formal British rule inIndia after years of commercial activity under the auspices of the EastIndia Company.
1757
1735
1702
1785
18. Establishment of the Polish-Prussian Pact
1772
1790
1735
1769
19. Louis XIV dies - leaving France greatly enlarged but deep in debt - The Regency takes power under Philippe d'Orleans
1748
1720
1723
1715
20. United States Constitution was written in Philadelphia and submitted to the states for ratification.
1787
1760
1796
1721
21. Pinckney's Treaty between the United States and Spain granted the Mississippi Territory to the US.
1794
1723
1795
1792
22. The Great Upheaval - forced population transfer of the French Acadian population from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
1715
1773
1755
1721
23. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.
1788
1762
1799
1778
24. Mahmud I takes over Ottoman Empire after the Patrona Halil revolt - ending the Tulip period.
1730
1700-1721
1775
1707
25. Napoleon's invasion and partition of the Republic of Venice ended over 1000 years of independence for the Serene Republic.
1717
1795
1783
1797
26. Upper Canada bans slavery.
1708
1787
1793
1792
27. Nader Shah defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Karnal and sacked Delhi.
1748
1701
1739
1788
28. War of 27 years between the Marathas and Mughals ends inIndia.
1720
1791
1705
1707
29. Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I
1701
1776
1799
1709
30. The assassination of the 14th Tu'i Kanokupolu - Tuku?aho - plunges Tonga into half a century of civil war.
1799
1701
1701
1754
31. Battle of Montenotte. Engagement in the War of theFirst Coalition. Napoleon Bonaparte's first victory as an army commander.
1720
1769
1736
1796
32. City of New Orleans founded by the French in North America
1718
1781
1722
1702
33. Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles.
1796
1781
1788
1742
34. Treaty of Pondicherry ends Second Carnatic War and recognizes Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah as Nawab of the Carnatic.
1754
1755
1744
1755
35. Establishment of the French-backed Batavian Republic in present-day Netherlands.
1792
1795
1708
1740
36. Upper Canada bans slavery.
1772
1765
1793
1790
37. New York Stock & Exchange Board founded.
1783
1770
1792
1733
38. Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom.
1722
1744
1740
1767
39. Kangxi Emperor of China dies
1787
1722
1720
1796
40. Great Frost of 1709 - coldest winter in 500 years.
1748
1744
1709
1703
41. Quasi-War between the United States and France.
1799
1798
1742
1722
42. 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.
1791
1785
1710-1711
1721
43. Louis XIV dies - leaving France greatly enlarged but deep in debt - The Regency takes power under Philippe d'Orleans
1793
1735
1756
1715
44. Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I
1726
1701
1783
1765
45. The Third Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia.
1721
1756
1730
1750
46. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.
1789
1739
1765
1787
47. Russo-Turkish War
1770
1768
1708
1722
48. Spanish military embarks on the Villasur expedition from Mexico and travel into the Great Plains
1720
1754
1788
1794
49. Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground.
1796
1795
1727
1793
50. British attempt to capture St. Augustine - Florida but lose to the Spanish during the Siege of St. Augustine
1730
1795
1776
1740