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18th Century Timeline

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1. Spanish attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails






2. Ottoman Empire fights Russia in the Russo-Turkish War






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






4. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.






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






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






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






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






9. First Jacobite rebellion breaks out - British halt Jacobite advance at the Battle of Sheriffmuir; Battle of Preston






10. United States Constitution was written in Philadelphia and submitted to the states for ratification.






11. The French Revolution






12. War of the Spanish Succession - French troops defeated at the Battles of Ramilies and Turin.






13. First Great Awakening takes place in Great Britain and North America.






14. Great Northern War between Tsarist Russia and the Swedish Empire






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






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






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






18. Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles.






19. Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I






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






21. Russo-Turkish War.






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






23. Russo-Turkish War






24. Great Northern War between Tsarist Russia and the Swedish Empire






25. The Partitions of Poland ended the Polish






26. Treaty of Utrecht end the War of the Spanish Succession






27. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery






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






29. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church






30. The Third Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia.






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






32. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England






33. First Great Awakening takes place in Great Britain and North America.






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






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






36. Pinckney's Treaty between the United States and Spain granted the Mississippi Territory to the US.






37. Dutch EastIndia Company is dissolved.






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






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






40. Zand dynasty founded in Iran






41. The enormous Chinese encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng of over 100 million written Chinese characters in over 800000 pages is printed in 60 different copies using copper-based Chinese movable type printing






42. Illuminati founded by Adam Weishaupt






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






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






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






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






47. Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi






48. British colonel James Wolfe issues the Wolfe's Manifesto






49. The Plague Riot in Moscow.






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







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