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18th Century Timeline

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1. Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland






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






3. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.






4. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church






5. Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia






6. 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.






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






8. Hotaki dynasty founded in Afghanistan.






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






10. The Marseillaise officially adopted as the French national anthem.






11. Russian Empire annexed the Crimean Khanate.






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






13. George III became King of Britain.






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






15. First Anglo-Maratha War






16. Partitions of Poland marks the end of the Polish






17. Battle of Plassey signaled the beginning of formal British rule inIndia after years of commercial activity under the auspices of the EastIndia Company.






18. Establishment of the Polish-Prussian Pact






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






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






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






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






23. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.






24. Mahmud I takes over Ottoman Empire after the Patrona Halil revolt - ending the Tulip period.






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






26. Upper Canada bans slavery.






27. Nader Shah defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Karnal and sacked Delhi.






28. War of 27 years between the Marathas and Mughals ends inIndia.






29. Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I






30. The assassination of the 14th Tu'i Kanokupolu - Tuku?aho - plunges Tonga into half a century of civil war.






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






32. City of New Orleans founded by the French in North America






33. Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles.






34. Treaty of Pondicherry ends Second Carnatic War and recognizes Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah as Nawab of the Carnatic.






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






36. Upper Canada bans slavery.






37. New York Stock & Exchange Board founded.






38. Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom.






39. Kangxi Emperor of China dies






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






41. Quasi-War between the United States and France.






42. Imam Sheikh Mansur - a Chechen warrior and Muslim mystic - led a coalition of Muslim Caucasian tribes from throughout the Caucasus in a holy war against the Russian invaders.






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






44. Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I






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






46. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.






47. Russo-Turkish War






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






49. Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground.






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