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18th Century Timeline
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1. Maratha Empire fights Britain and Raghunathrao's forces during theFirst Anglo-Maratha War
1772
1798
1770
1740
2. Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I
1704
1701
1799
1795
3. The South Sea Bubble
1769
1720
1760
1787
4. First Jacobite rebellion breaks out - British halt Jacobite advance at the Battle of Sheriffmuir; Battle of Preston
1761
1776
1715
1769
5. Partitions of Poland marks the end of the Polish
1772
1703
1740
1729
6. James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia
1706
1716
1769
1793
7. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.
1748
1799
1744
1768
8. After Aurangzeb's death - the Mughal Empire enters a long decline and the Maratha Empire slowly replaces it.
1761
1717
1796
1707
9. The largest yellow fever epidemic in American history killed as many as 5000 people in Philadelphia
1708
1793
1748
1730
10. Kamehameha I of the Island of Hawaii defeats the Oahuans at the Battle of Nu'uanu.
1755
1703
1795
1721
11. Great Northern War between Tsarist Russia and the Swedish Empire
1763
1721
1781
1700-1721
12. First Anglo-Maratha War
1791
1701
1781
1775
13. Napoleon staged a coup d'
1711-1715
1799
1747
1701
14. Napoleon staged a coup d'
1748
1740
1760
1799
15. The Netherlands - Britain and France sign the Triple Alliance
1788
1791
1736
1717
16. Act of Union passed merging the Scottish and the English Parliaments - thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1758
1740
1744
1707
17. Establishment of the French-backed Batavian Republic in present-day Netherlands.
1795
1729
1702
1799
18. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.
1768
1758
1715
1772
19. Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi
1711-1715
1721
1763
1718
20. Battle of Montenotte. Engagement in the War of theFirst Coalition. Napoleon Bonaparte's first victory as an army commander.
1793
1796
1760
1795
21. The Daily Courant and The Norwich Post becomes the first daily newspapers in England.
1701
1722
1722
1768
22. TheFirst Saudi State is founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud
1744
1721
1723
1787
23. Maratha Empire defeated at Battle of Panipat
1762
1795
1792
1761
24. City of New Orleans founded by the French in North America
1745
1718
1781
1754
25. The world's first copyright legislation - Britain's Statute of Anne - becomes effective
1788
1745
1772
1710
26. Kangxi Emperor of China dies
1709
1763
1722
1797
27. James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia
1755
1710
1740
1769
28. After Aurangzeb's death - the Mughal Empire enters a long decline and the Maratha Empire slowly replaces it.
1791
1717
1754
1707
29. Anglo-Spanish War
1727
1771
1713
1744
30. Tipu Sultan was killed in a battle with the British forces.
1793
1773
1799
1723
31. French commander Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and British commander James Wolfe die during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
1732
1778
1763
1759
32. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England
1787
1757
1729
1730
33. The Plague Riot in Moscow.
1771
1763
1745
1720
34. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.
1721
1722
1720
1787
35. Famine in Iceland caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano.
1783
1781
1739
1795
36. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).
1796
1787
1723
1708
37. The Treaty of Paris formally ends the American War ofIndependence.
1783
1720
1791
1757
38. The Third Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia.
1756
1799
1744
1787
39. Qajar dynasty founded in Iran after replacing the Zand dynasty.
1794
1788
1735
1799
40. Revolt in the Vend
1799
1793
1787
1790
41. Afghans conquered Iran - overthrowing the Safavid Shah Sultan Husayn
1709
1792
1799
1722
42. The 'Great Disaster'
1707
1723
1789
1701
43. Anglo-Mysore Wars
1766
1794
1741
1750
44. 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.
1733
1796
1766
1754
45. Russo-Turkish War.
1740
1740
1735
1718
46. The French Revolution
1795
1759
1779
1789
47. Kangxi Emperor bans Christian missionaries because of Pope Clement XI's decree
1787
1721
1744
1788
48. Russo-Turkish War
1787
1794
1798
1740
49. Act of Union passed merging the Scottish and the English Parliaments - thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1702
1780
1707
1741
50. Louis XIV dies - leaving France greatly enlarged but deep in debt - The Regency takes power under Philippe d'Orleans
1792
1715
1798
1799
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