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18th Century Timeline
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1. Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom.
1767
1776
1796
1775
2. Seven Years' War fought among European powers in various theaters around the world.
1708
1789
1756
1715
3. Kamehameha I of the Island of Hawaii defeats the Oahuans at the Battle of Nu'uanu.
1721
1795
1768
1773
4. Maratha Empire defeated at Battle of Panipat
1762
1778
1761
1727
5. Famine in Ireland killed ten per cent of the population
1701
1740
1722
1733
6. Russo-Turkish War
1748
1768
1742
1796
7. Maratha Empire defeated at Battle of Panipat
1761
1706
1748
1722
8. Camisard Rebellion in France.
1721
1702
1799
1788
9. Napoleon's invasion and partition of the Republic of Venice ended over 1000 years of independence for the Serene Republic.
1721
1758
1797
1712
10. Great Northern War between Tsarist Russia and the Swedish Empire
1700-1721
1721
1701
1711-1715
11. American Revolutionary War
1772
1720
1775
1791
12. Battle of Montenotte. Engagement in the War of theFirst Coalition. Napoleon Bonaparte's first victory as an army commander.
1791
1717
1796
1769
13. Tipu Sultan was killed in a battle with the British forces.
1799
1718-1730
1729
1788
14. TheFirst Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia
1798
1738
1791
1744
15. American Revolutionary War
1768
1775
1722
1771
16. Mahmud I takes over Ottoman Empire after the Patrona Halil revolt - ending the Tulip period.
1730
1711-1715
1799
1738
17. Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland
1719
1745
1741
1772
18. Anglo-Spanish War
1727
1711-1715
1725
1795
19. After Aurangzeb's death - the Mughal Empire enters a long decline and the Maratha Empire slowly replaces it.
1781
1739
1704
1707
20. The Lisbon earthquake
1755
1707
1795
1795
21. The Irish Rebellion failed to overthrow British rule in Ireland.
1721
1783
1791
1798
22. Freed slaves from London founded Freetown in present-day Sierra Leone.
1787
1717
1738
1704
23. The R
1787
1703
1740
1701
24. Napoleon staged a coup d'
1799
1719
1744
1788
25. George III became King of Britain.
1789
1775
1738
1760
26. French attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails
1722
1755
1794
1744
27. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.
1789
1793
1770
1721
28. Crimean Tatar raids into Russia.
1795
1732
1740
1708
29. Great Frost of 1709 - coldest winter in 500 years.
1785
1709
1773
1783
30. Qing Dynasty Chinese court painters recreate Zhang Zeduan's classic panoramic painting - Along the River During Qingming Festival.
1754
1736
1767
1716
31. The world's first copyright legislation - Britain's Statute of Anne - becomes effective
1725
1707
1710
1720
32. Reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee executed in Denmark.
1799
1772
1722
1724
33. King Gustav III of Sweden was assassinated by a conspiracy of noblemen.
1736
1789
1792
1787
34. Hotaki dynasty founded in Afghanistan.
1776
1701
1773
1709
35. TheFirst Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia
1717
1712
1744
1799
36. The Partitions of Poland ended the Polish
1796
1793
1772
1768
37. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church
1754
1765
1721
1748
38. T
1768
1795
1778
1798
39. Mungo Park - backed by the African Association - is the first European to set eyes on the Niger River in Africa.
1707
1754
1795
1796
40. United States of Belgium proclaimed following the Brabant Revolution.
1719
1794
1722
1790
41. Establishment of the Sikh Confederacy along the present-dayIndia-Pakistan border.
1736
1716
1703
1799
42. The Bengal famine of 1770 killed one third of the Bengal population.
1738
1766
1769
1783
43. The world's first copyright legislation - Britain's Statute of Anne - becomes effective
1710
1747
1772
1789
44. Great Britain and Spain fight the War of Jenkins' Ear in the Caribbean.
1741
1789
1709
1739
45. British attempt to capture St. Augustine - Florida but lose to the Spanish during the Siege of St. Augustine
1792
1723
1772
1740
46. Tipu Sultan was killed in a battle with the British forces.
1799
1723
1756
1715
47. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery
1772
1756
1792
1741
48. Inconfid
1788
1721
1762
1798
49. War of the Polish Succession.
1740
1733
1756
1794
50. Russo-Persian War
1739
1769
1775
1722