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18th Century Timeline
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1. Stamp Act introduced into the American colonies by the UK Parliament.
1765
1722
1799
1776
2. Maratha Empire defeated at Battle of Panipat
1706
1775
1761
1773
3. Spanish military embarks on the Villasur expedition from Mexico and travel into the Great Plains
1720
1740
1798
1783
4. The Third Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia.
1795
1792
1765
1756
5. NorthwestIndian War between the United States and Native Americans
1785
1726
1791
1748
6. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England
1729
1701
1772
1740
7. The White Lotus Rebellion against the Manchu Dynasty in China.
1792
1796
1799
1722
8. James Cook claims the East Coast of Australia (New South Wales) for Great Britain.
1721
1770
1760
1789
9. The Fulani nomads took complete control of Fuuta Jallon and set up the first of many Fulani jihad states to come
1796
1792
1725
1783
10. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church
1707
1771
1721
1739
11. Partitions of Poland marks the end of the Polish
1717
1772
1732
1742
12. The Qianlong Emperor of China oversaw a huge expansion in territory.
1755
1710-1711
1735
1709
13. 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.
1755
1739
1785
1741
14. Nader Shah assumed title of Shah of Persia and founded the Afsharid dynasty. Ruled until his death in 1747.
1794
1799
1736
1713
15. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.
1703
1768
1789
1783
16. Handel's first opera - Almira - premieres.
1771
1748
1705
1740
17. Outbreak of indigenous rebellion led by T
1701
1780
1732
1796
18. Hotaki dynasty founded in Afghanistan.
1738
1709
1748
1791
19. Mungo Park - backed by the African Association - is the first European to set eyes on the Niger River in Africa.
1755
1796
1793
1713-1714
20. Maratha Empire fights Britain and Raghunathrao's forces during theFirst Anglo-Maratha War
1772
1740
1781
1771
21. George Washington elected President of the United States. Served until 1797.
1797
1789
1783
1759
22. James Cook becomes first European on the Hawaiian Islands.
1778
1715
1754
1792
23. Russo-Turkish War
1768
1797
1708
1772
24. War of the Spanish Succession - French troops defeated at the Battles of Ramilies and Turin.
1793
1769
1706
1740
25. Ashanti Empire is formed under Osei Kofi Tutu I
1713
1723
1744
1701
26. Great Frost of 1709 - coldest winter in 500 years.
1709
1787
1765
1711-1715
27. Nader Shah defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Karnal and sacked Delhi.
1732
1767
1739
1771
28. Cotton mills were first opened in England
1790
1725
1742
1791
29. Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground.
1795
1736
1793
1799
30. The Haitian Revolution
1754
1791
1796
1755
31. John Harrison H4 and Larcum Kendall K1 Marine chronometers are used to measure longitude by James Cook on his Second voyage (1772
1775
1767
1715
1795
32. Camisard Rebellion in France.
1702
1798
1759
1721
33. Outbreak of indigenous rebellion led by T
1722
1759
1705
1780
34. The largest yellow fever epidemic in American history killed as many as 5000 people in Philadelphia
1735
1793
1744
1776
35. Famine in Ireland killed ten per cent of the population
1740
1778
1720
1754
36. Anglo-Mysore Wars
1778
1766
1772
1776
37. George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition.
1787
1740
1791
1733
38. Qing Dynasty Chinese court painters recreate Zhang Zeduan's classic panoramic painting - Along the River During Qingming Festival.
1772
1796
1736
1769
39. The assassination of the 14th Tu'i Kanokupolu - Tuku?aho - plunges Tonga into half a century of civil war.
1789
1707
1719
1799
40. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.
1708
1796
1762
1703
41. Napoleon staged a coup d'
1773
1781
1799
1793
42. Controversy over William Wood's halfpence leads to the Drapier's Letters and begins the Irish economic independence from England movement
1787
1797
1770
1722
43. EastIndia Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle Opium into China.
1729
1721
1723
1773
44. Great Britain and Spain fight the War of Jenkins' Ear in the Caribbean.
1729
1793
1768
1739
45. Tuscarora War between British - Dutch - and German settlers and the Tuscarora people of North Carolina
1772
1700-1721
1787
1711-1715
46. Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom.
1736
1767
1787
1778
47. Ottoman Empire fights Russia in the Russo-Turkish War
1722
1745
1739
1710-1711
48. First Anglo-Maratha War
1712
1775
1707
1779
49. Kamehameha I of the Island of Hawaii defeats the Oahuans at the Battle of Nu'uanu.
1796
1795
1760
1776
50. Famine in Ireland killed ten per cent of the population
1783
1713
1740
1722