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18th Century Timeline

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1. French attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails






2. The Great Plague of Marseille






3. The Haitian Revolution






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






5. Zand dynasty founded in Iran






6. Famine across the Sahel - half the population of Timbuktu died.






7. American Revolutionary War






8. Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground.






9. Blackbeard (Edward Teach) is killed by Robert Maynard in a North Carolina inlet on the inner side of Ocracoke Island






10. Ashanti Empire is formed under Osei Kofi Tutu I






11. The Qianlong Emperor of China oversaw a huge expansion in territory.






12. Cotton mills were first opened in England






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






14. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England






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






16. Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I






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






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






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






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






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






22. The Haitian Revolution






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






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






25. Russo-Turkish War






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






27. James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia






28. Richard Arkwright and his partners build the world's first water-powered mill at Cromford.






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






30. The 'Great Disaster'






31. The White Lotus Rebellion against the Manchu Dynasty in China.






32. T






33. Spanish attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails






34. Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles.






35. Revolt in the Vend






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






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






38. Xhosa Wars between British and Boer settlers and the Xhosas in South African Republic






39. Cotton mills were first opened in England






40. The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the EastIndies and English Company Trading to the EastIndies merged to form the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the EastIndies.






41. Kamehameha I of the Island of Hawaii defeats the Oahuans at the Battle of Nu'uanu.






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






43. End of Japan's Genroku period.






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






45. Upper Canada bans slavery.






46. First French Quaker community established in Cong






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






48. T






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






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