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18th Century Timeline
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1. The Second Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia
1781
1721
1748
1766
2. T
1781
1715
1768
1778
3. Nader Shah assumed title of Shah of Persia and founded the Afsharid dynasty. Ruled until his death in 1747.
1720
1736
1796
1742
4. George Washington elected President of the United States. Served until 1797.
1783
1789
1702
1740
5. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England
1706
1729
1769
1741
6. War of 27 years between the Marathas and Mughals ends inIndia.
1713
1795
1797
1707
7. First Anglo-Maratha War
1738
1769
1721
1775
8. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).
1796
1787
1795
1755
9. Handel's first opera - Almira - premieres.
1772
1739
1738
1705
10. War of the Spanish Succession was a conflict which involved most of Europe.
1701
1703
1772
1711-1715
11. Blackbeard (Edward Teach) is killed by Robert Maynard in a North Carolina inlet on the inner side of Ocracoke Island
1709
1718
1754
1750
12. Xhosa Wars between British and Boer settlers and the Xhosas in South African Republic
1779
1772
1756
1720
13. George III became King of Britain.
1760
1713-1714
1706
1779
14. Famine in Iceland caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano.
1783
1702
1721
1771
15. City of New Orleans founded by the French in North America
1793
1763
1718
1722
16. TheFirst Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia
1747
1738
1744
1726
17. The Great Upheaval - forced population transfer of the French Acadian population from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
1792
1738
1755
1738
18. The Partitions of Poland ended the Polish
1772
1790
1722
1775
19. The 'Great Disaster'
1761
1741
1701
1723
20. Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'
1773
1772
1726
1788
21. John Harrison H4 and Larcum Kendall K1 Marine chronometers are used to measure longitude by James Cook on his Second voyage (1772
1739
1707
1729
1775
22. Upper Canada bans slavery.
1756
1702
1793
1730
23. The South Sea Bubble
1702
1705
1744
1720
24. Handel's first opera - Almira - premieres.
1792
1705
1789
1778
25. James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia
1799
1772
1785
1769
26. The Plague Riot in Moscow.
1771
1780
1721
1769
27. The Great French War started as the French Revolutionary Wars which lead into the Napoleonic Wars.
1772
1765
1788
1792
28. Great Britain and Spain dispute the Nootka Sound during the Nootka Crisis.
1727
1789
1757
1799
29. The Netherlands - Britain and France sign the Triple Alliance
1790
1789
1717
1726
30. NorthwestIndian War between the United States and Native Americans
1706
1785
1736
1733
31. Qing Dynasty Chinese court painters recreate Zhang Zeduan's classic panoramic painting - Along the River During Qingming Festival.
1736
1795
1715
1763
32. Establishment of the Sikh Confederacy along the present-dayIndia-Pakistan border.
1785
1716
1788
1791
33. The world's first copyright legislation - Britain's Statute of Anne - becomes effective
1710
1799
1702
1783
34. Mungo Park - backed by the African Association - is the first European to set eyes on the Niger River in Africa.
1796
1709
1754
1787
35. American Revolutionary War
1760
1799
1775
1724
36. Anglo-Spanish War
1727
1783
1713
1798
37. Stamp Act introduced into the American colonies by the UK Parliament.
1788
1769
1765
1780
38. Pope Clement XI declares Catholicism and Confucianism incompatible
1723
1759
1715
1735
39. Outbreak of indigenous rebellion led by T
1775
1706
1769
1780
40. Establishment of the French-backed Batavian Republic in present-day Netherlands.
1795
1732
1745
1768
41. Freed slaves from London founded Freetown in present-day Sierra Leone.
1787
1791
1738
1795
42. Ottoman Empire fights Russia in the Russo-Turkish War
1710-1711
1715
1768
1707
43. Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles.
1794
1781
1798
1787
44. James Cook claims the East Coast of Australia (New South Wales) for Great Britain.
1711-1715
1770
1789
1772
45. Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia
1759
1732
1740
1735
46. Napoleon's invasion and partition of the Republic of Venice ended over 1000 years of independence for the Serene Republic.
1778
1797
1718
1715
47. Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi
1707
1744
1763
1720
48. George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition.
1711-1715
1789
1791
1720
49. City of New Orleans founded by the French in North America
1718
1781
1747
1755
50. Anglo-Mysore Wars
1798
1707
1721
1766