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18th Century Timeline

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1. The R






2. Russo-Turkish War






3. Treaty of Paris ends Seven Years' War and Third Carnatic War






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






5. Crimean Tatar raids into Russia.






6. Anglo-Mysore Wars






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






8. Zand dynasty founded in Iran






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






10. Revolt in the Vend






11. Treaty of Nystad signed - ending the Great Northern War.






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






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






14. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.






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






16. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.






17. Napoleon's invasion and partition of the Republic of Venice ended over 1000 years of independence for the Serene Republic.






18. United States of Belgium proclaimed following the Brabant Revolution.






19. Napoleon's invasion and partition of the Republic of Venice ended over 1000 years of independence for the Serene Republic.






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






21. Pope Clement XI declares Catholicism and Confucianism incompatible






22. Pugachev's Rebellion was the largest peasant revolt in Russia's history.






23. The Lisbon earthquake






24. Anglo-Mysore Wars






25. Kangxi Emperor bans Christian missionaries because of Pope Clement XI's decree






26. Ashanti Empire is formed under Osei Kofi Tutu I






27. British ejected Dutch from Ceylon.






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






29. Turlough O'Carolan - famous Irish harper - died.






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






31. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church






32. The Partitions of Poland ended the Polish






33. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England






34. Establishment of the French-backed Batavian Republic in present-day Netherlands.






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






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






37. Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'






38. First European settlement established in Australia at Sydney.






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






40. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.






41. Slavery abolished in Russia. Peter the Great converted the household slaves into house serfs






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






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






44. Revolt in the Vend






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






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






47. Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia






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






49. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.






50. Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom.