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18th Century Timeline

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






2. Reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee executed in Denmark.






3. Famine across the Sahel - half the population of Timbuktu died.






4. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.






5. Russo-Turkish War






6. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).






7. King Gustav III of Sweden was assassinated by a conspiracy of noblemen.






8. First Anglo-Maratha War






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






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






11. Tulip period of the Ottoman Empire






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13. British ejected Dutch from Ceylon.






14. Seven Years' War fought among European powers in various theaters around the world.






15. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.






16. Famine in Ireland killed ten per cent of the population






17. Slavery abolished in Russia. Peter the Great converted the household slaves into house serfs






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






19. The White Lotus Rebellion against the Manchu Dynasty in China.






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






21. Ahmed Shah Durrani founded the Durrani Empire in modern day Afghanistan






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






23. Russians began settling the Aleutian Islands






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






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






26. Controversy over William Wood's halfpence leads to the Drapier's Letters and begins the Irish economic independence from England movement






27. Controversy over William Wood's halfpence leads to the Drapier's Letters and begins the Irish economic independence from England movement






28. American Revolutionary War






29. TheFirst Saudi State is founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud






30. The 'Great Disaster'






31. Act of Union passed merging the Scottish and the English Parliaments - thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.






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33. Upper Canada bans slavery.






34. Polish revolt






35. Maratha Empire fights Britain and Raghunathrao's forces during theFirst Anglo-Maratha War






36. Russo-Persian War






37. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.






38. Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I






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






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






41. War of the Polish Succession.






42. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.






43. Maratha Empire defeated at Battle of Panipat






44. The Great French War started as the French Revolutionary Wars which lead into the Napoleonic Wars.






45. Russo-Turkish War.






46. Zand dynasty founded in Iran






47. Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia






48. Camisard Rebellion in France.






49. Maratha Empire defeated at Battle of Panipat






50. Freed slaves from London founded Freetown in present-day Sierra Leone.