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18th Century Timeline

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1. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England






2. Peak of the Little Ice Age






3. American Revolutionary War






4. Russians began settling the Aleutian Islands






5. Pope Clement XI declares Catholicism and Confucianism incompatible






6. First French Quaker community established in Cong






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






8. Establishment of the Polish-Prussian Pact






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






10. Crimean Tatar raids into Russia.






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






12. War of the Austrian Succession






13. British ejected Dutch from Ceylon.






14. NorthwestIndian War between the United States and Native Americans






15. Camisard Rebellion in France.






16. New York Stock & Exchange Board founded.






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






18. Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles.






19. Tulip period of the Ottoman Empire






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






21. Tuscarora War between British - Dutch - and German settlers and the Tuscarora people of North Carolina






22. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England






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






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






25. Richard Arkwright and his partners build the world's first water-powered mill at Cromford.






26. Bartholomew Roberts is killed in a sea battle off the African coast






27. Partitions of Poland marks the end of the Polish






28. Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles.






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






30. Tipu Sultan was killed in a battle with the British forces.






31. The 'Great Disaster'






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






33. Reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee executed in Denmark.






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






35. The French Revolution






36. Great Britain and Spain dispute the Nootka Sound during the Nootka Crisis.






37. Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi






38. George Washington elected President of the United States. Served until 1797.






39. Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I






40. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.






41. TheFirst Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia






42. Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground.






43. First French Quaker community established in Cong






44. EastIndia Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle Opium into China.






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






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






47. Russo-Turkish War






48. TheFirst Saudi State is founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud






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






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