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18th Century Timeline

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1. Revolt in the Vend






2. George III became King of Britain.






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






4. The 'Great Disaster'






5. Upper Canada bans slavery.






6. Zand dynasty founded in Iran






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






8. Russo-Persian War






9. New York Stock & Exchange Board founded.






10. 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.






11. Russo-Turkish War






12. The Great Upheaval - forced population transfer of the French Acadian population from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick






13. Mahmud I takes over Ottoman Empire after the Patrona Halil revolt - ending the Tulip period.






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






15. Mahmud I takes over Ottoman Empire after the Patrona Halil revolt - ending the Tulip period.






16. The Marseillaise officially adopted as the French national anthem.






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






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






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






20. James Cook becomes first European on the Hawaiian Islands.






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






22. Mungo Park - backed by the African Association - is the first European to set eyes on the Niger River in Africa.






23. EastIndia Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle Opium into China.






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






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






26. Russo-Turkish War






27. End of Japan's Genroku period.






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






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






30. The Irish Rebellion failed to overthrow British rule in Ireland.






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






32. First French Quaker community established in Cong






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






34. British ejected Dutch from Ceylon.






35. Maratha Empire fights Britain and Raghunathrao's forces during theFirst Anglo-Maratha War






36. Spanish attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails






37. Louis XIV dies - leaving France greatly enlarged but deep in debt - The Regency takes power under Philippe d'Orleans






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






39. Kangxi Emperor of China dies






40. Zand dynasty founded in Iran






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






42. TheFirst Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia






43. Cotton mills were first opened in England






44. Crimean Tatar raids into Russia.






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






46. Jay's Treaty concluded between Great Britain and the United States - by which the Western outposts in the Great Lakes are returned to the U.S. - and commerce between the two countries is regulated.






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






48. Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession andFirst Carnatic War






49. Great Britain and Spain fight the War of Jenkins' Ear in the Caribbean.






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