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18th Century Timeline
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1. Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I
1796
1701
1760
1768
2. Russo-Persian War
1799
1795
1722
1796
3. Stamp Act introduced into the American colonies by the UK Parliament.
1717
1702
1705
1765
4. Robert Walpole became the first Prime Minister of Great Britain (de facto)
1721
1794
1756
1793
5. TheFirst Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia
1701
1755
1744
1716
6. Russo-Turkish War
1783
1796
1750
1768
7. Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland
1735
1788
1761
1745
8. Accession of George I - Elector of Hanover - to the throne of Great Britain
1713-1714
1714
1798
1717
9. James Cook claims the East Coast of Australia (New South Wales) for Great Britain.
1708
1770
1794
1757
10. Establishment of the French-backed Batavian Republic in present-day Netherlands.
1795
1721
1773
1720
11. The Fulani nomads took complete control of Fuuta Jallon and set up the first of many Fulani jihad states to come
1789
1772
1725
1794
12. American Revolutionary War
1748
1775
1798
1790
13. Kangxi Emperor bans Christian missionaries because of Pope Clement XI's decree
1763
1721
1713-1714
1714
14. Great Northern War between Tsarist Russia and the Swedish Empire
1787
1771
1700-1721
1732
15. Russo-Turkish War
1772
1710
1787
1769
16. 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.
1796
1739
1718
1754
17. The Partitions of Poland ended the Polish
1707
1772
1735
1760
18. United States of Belgium proclaimed following the Brabant Revolution.
1790
1722
1722
1740
19. Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession andFirst Carnatic War
1748
1735
1730
1789
20. Slavery abolished in Russia. Peter the Great converted the household slaves into house serfs
1796
1707
1723
1799
21. Revolt in the Vend
1769
1793
1720
1735
22. The Plague Riot in Moscow.
1772
1748
1781
1771
23. New Hampshire ratifies the United States Constitution as the 9th state - and by the terms of Article VII it is in effect.
1788
1775
1716
1741
24. Spanish missionaries established the first of 21 missions in California.
1769
1724
1799
1799
25. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.
1738
1711-1715
1771
1768
26. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.
1707
1727
1780
1788
27. Famine across the Sahel - half the population of Timbuktu died.
1792
1738
1701
1739
28. Napoleon's invasion and partition of the Republic of Venice ended over 1000 years of independence for the Serene Republic.
1795
1797
1701
1788
29. Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom.
1767
1788
1796
1785
30. Louis XIV dies - leaving France greatly enlarged but deep in debt - The Regency takes power under Philippe d'Orleans
1715
1701
1713
1781
31. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England
1729
1721
1710
1767
32. Dutch EastIndia Company is dissolved.
1754
1772
1799
1775
33. British colonel James Wolfe issues the Wolfe's Manifesto
1788
1758
1714
1720
34. Seven Years' War fought among European powers in various theaters around the world.
1709
1710-1711
1756
1720
35. Famine across the Sahel - half the population of Timbuktu died.
1721
1763
1738
1726
36. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.
1759
1762
1755
1745
37. Inconfid
1707
1720
1794
1788
38. United States Constitution was written in Philadelphia and submitted to the states for ratification.
1736
1787
1785
1796
39. Charles XII of Sweden flees to Ottoman Empire after Peter I of Russia defeats his army at the Battle of Poltava.
1748
1709
1735
1708
40. Act of Union passed merging the Scottish and the English Parliaments - thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1795
1709
1796
1707
41. Maratha Empire fights Britain and Raghunathrao's forces during theFirst Anglo-Maratha War
1793
1772
1790
1795
42. French attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails
1772
1744
1763
1771
43. First European settlement established in Australia at Sydney.
1717
1788
1789
1723
44. The Haitian Revolution
1795
1795
1791
1787
45. Reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee executed in Denmark.
1756
1779
1708
1772
46. George III became King of Britain.
1760
1788
1756
1740
47. Ashanti Empire is formed under Osei Kofi Tutu I
1791
1701
1750
1789
48. War of the Polish Succession.
1732
1773
1744
1733
49. Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground.
1701
1770
1722
1795
50. War of 27 years between the Marathas and Mughals ends inIndia.
1785
1790
1707
1722