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18th Century Timeline

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






2. First French Quaker community established in Cong






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






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






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






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






7. The Partitions of Poland ended the Polish






8. The Netherlands - Britain and France sign the Triple Alliance






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






10. Famine in Iceland caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano.






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






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






14. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.






15. Afghans conquered Iran - overthrowing the Safavid Shah Sultan Husayn






16. 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.






17. Russo-Persian War






18. Russian Empire annexed the Crimean Khanate.






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






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






21. United States Declaration ofIndependence adopted by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.






22. Crimean Tatar raids into Russia.






23. George III became King of Britain.






24. Establishment of the Polish-Prussian Pact






25. Tulip period of the Ottoman Empire






26. Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I






27. Stamp Act introduced into the American colonies by the UK Parliament.






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






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






30. The French Revolution






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






32. Nader Shah assumed title of Shah of Persia and founded the Afsharid dynasty. Ruled until his death in 1747.






33. Revolt in the Vend






34. British ejected Dutch from Ceylon.






35. The Great Upheaval - forced population transfer of the French Acadian population from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick






36. Battle of Montenotte. Engagement in the War of theFirst Coalition. Napoleon Bonaparte's first victory as an army commander.






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






38. George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition.






39. Russo-Turkish War.






40. Tulip period of the Ottoman Empire






41. Camisard Rebellion in France.






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






43. Great Britain and Spain dispute the Nootka Sound during the Nootka Crisis.






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






45. British ejected Dutch from Ceylon.






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






47. Robert Walpole became the first Prime Minister of Great Britain (de facto)






48. George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition.






49. NorthwestIndian War between the United States and Native Americans






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