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18th Century Timeline

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1. The South Sea Bubble






2. Tipu Sultan was killed in a battle with the British forces.






3. Outbreak of indigenous rebellion led by T






4. 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.






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






6. British ejected Dutch from Ceylon.






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






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






9. Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi






10. Napoleon staged a coup d'






11. Handel's first opera - Almira - premieres.






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






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






14. French commander Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and British commander James Wolfe die during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.






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






16. The 'Great Disaster'






17. Treaty of Constantinople is signed - partitioning Persia between the Ottoman Empire and Russia.






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






19. Establishment of the Polish-Prussian Pact






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






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






22. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.






23. Russo-Turkish War.






24. Saint Petersburg founded by Peter the Great. Russian capital until 1918.






25. The French Revolution






26. Russo-Turkish War






27. John Harrison H4 and Larcum Kendall K1 Marine chronometers are used to measure longitude by James Cook on his Second voyage (1772






28. First Anglo-Maratha War






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






30. The world's first copyright legislation - Britain's Statute of Anne - becomes effective






31. Russo-Turkish War






32. War of the Polish Succession.






33. Maratha Empire defeated at Battle of Panipat






34. John Harrison H4 and Larcum Kendall K1 Marine chronometers are used to measure longitude by James Cook on his Second voyage (1772






35. Hotaki dynasty founded in Afghanistan.






36. 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.






37. The Treaty of Paris formally ends the American War ofIndependence.






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






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






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






41. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.






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






43. 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.






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






45. Forty-seven Ronin attack Kira Yoshinaka and then commit seppuku in Japan.






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






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






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






49. Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I






50. The Fulani nomads took complete control of Fuuta Jallon and set up the first of many Fulani jihad states to come