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18th Century Timeline
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1. NorthwestIndian War between the United States and Native Americans
1785
1794
1783
1770
2. End of Japan's Genroku period.
1708
1704
1768
1781
3. Russo-Persian War
1778
1741
1722
1767
4. British colonel James Wolfe issues the Wolfe's Manifesto
1798
1713
1758
1748
5. War of the Polish Succession.
1768
1733
1768
1767
6. The Irish Rebellion failed to overthrow British rule in Ireland.
1741
1760
1798
1796
7. Spanish military embarks on the Villasur expedition from Mexico and travel into the Great Plains
1718
1758
1765
1720
8. The Treaty of Paris formally ends the American War ofIndependence.
1783
1758
1793
1708
9. Ashanti Empire is formed under Osei Kofi Tutu I
1701
1789
1767
1763
10. Charles XII of Sweden flees to Ottoman Empire after Peter I of Russia defeats his army at the Battle of Poltava.
1715
1709
1717
1721
11. 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
1722
1726
1758
1744
12. The Third Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia.
1733
1796
1756
1770
13. Stamp Act introduced into the American colonies by the UK Parliament.
1720
1765
1740
1748
14. Hotaki dynasty founded in Afghanistan.
1709
1720
1756
1740
15. Act of Union passed merging the Scottish and the English Parliaments - thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1707
1738
1781
1710-1711
16. The Marseillaise officially adopted as the French national anthem.
1704
1769
1745
1795
17. Russo-Turkish War
1723
1740
1789
1787
18. George Washington elected President of the United States. Served until 1797.
1700-1721
1768
1741
1789
19. Nader Shah defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Karnal and sacked Delhi.
1769
1794
1716
1739
20. Anglo-Spanish War
1733
1773
1707
1727
21. The Constitutional Act (Or Canada Act) creates the two provinces of Upper and Lower Canada in British North America.
1791
1722
1739
1701
22. Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'
1788
1700-1721
1715
1772
23. Seven Years' War fought among European powers in various theaters around the world.
1740
1770
1783
1756
24. Kangxi Emperor bans Christian missionaries because of Pope Clement XI's decree
1797
1721
1740
1760
25. Russians began settling the Aleutian Islands
1715
1741
1781
1766
26. Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles.
1769
1745
1772
1781
27. Nader Shah defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Karnal and sacked Delhi.
1739
1763
1716
1789
28. Tarabai establishes rival Maratha Empire government in Kolhapur against Chattrapati Shahu
1713-1714
1785
1735
1768
29. George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition.
1721
1794
1715
1791
30. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.
1711-1715
1770
1796
1722
31. Maratha Empire defeated at Battle of Panipat
1718
1736
1761
1768
32. United States Declaration ofIndependence adopted by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
1776
1704
1703
1702
33. Great Britain and Spain fight the War of Jenkins' Ear in the Caribbean.
1773
1775
1707
1739
34. Tipu Sultan was killed in a battle with the British forces.
1707
1798
1796
1799
35. Jay's Treaty concluded between Great Britain and the United States - by which the Western outposts in the Great Lakes are returned to the U.S. - and commerce between the two countries is regulated.
1794
1721
1781
1780
36. Napoleon's invasion and partition of the Republic of Venice ended over 1000 years of independence for the Serene Republic.
1702
1722
1705
1797
37. The Great Upheaval - forced population transfer of the French Acadian population from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
1755
1713-1714
1778
1768
38. TheFirst Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia
1744
1767
1735
1722
39. Polish revolt
1701
1798
1795
1794
40. City of New Orleans founded by the French in North America
1718
1781
1789
1709
41. Upper Canada bans slavery.
1716
1707
1785
1793
42. Kangxi Emperor of China dies
1722
1703
1707
1754
43. The Fulani nomads took complete control of Fuuta Jallon and set up the first of many Fulani jihad states to come
1776
1792
1733
1725
44. Bartholomew Roberts is killed in a sea battle off the African coast
1722
1718-1730
1768
1772
45. 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.
1754
1789
1773
1708
46. Pope Clement XI declares Catholicism and Confucianism incompatible
1721
1775
1715
1759
47. The Haitian Revolution
1723
1787
1796
1791
48. T
1778
1750
1783
1788
49. Russians began settling the Aleutian Islands
1715
1703
1754
1741
50. Partitions of Poland marks the end of the Polish
1723
1772
1795
1722
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