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18th Century Timeline

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1. Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I






2. Russo-Persian War






3. Stamp Act introduced into the American colonies by the UK Parliament.






4. Robert Walpole became the first Prime Minister of Great Britain (de facto)






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






6. Russo-Turkish War






7. Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland






8. Accession of George I - Elector of Hanover - to the throne of Great Britain






9. James Cook claims the East Coast of Australia (New South Wales) for Great Britain.






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






11. The Fulani nomads took complete control of Fuuta Jallon and set up the first of many Fulani jihad states to come






12. American Revolutionary War






13. Kangxi Emperor bans Christian missionaries because of Pope Clement XI's decree






14. Great Northern War between Tsarist Russia and the Swedish Empire






15. Russo-Turkish War






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.






17. The Partitions of Poland ended the Polish






18. United States of Belgium proclaimed following the Brabant Revolution.






19. Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession andFirst Carnatic War






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






21. Revolt in the Vend






22. The Plague Riot in Moscow.






23. New Hampshire ratifies the United States Constitution as the 9th state - and by the terms of Article VII it is in effect.






24. Spanish missionaries established the first of 21 missions in California.






25. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.






26. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.






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






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






29. Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom.






30. Louis XIV dies - leaving France greatly enlarged but deep in debt - The Regency takes power under Philippe d'Orleans






31. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England






32. Dutch EastIndia Company is dissolved.






33. British colonel James Wolfe issues the Wolfe's Manifesto






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






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






36. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.






37. Inconfid






38. United States Constitution was written in Philadelphia and submitted to the states for ratification.






39. Charles XII of Sweden flees to Ottoman Empire after Peter I of Russia defeats his army at the Battle of Poltava.






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






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






42. French attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails






43. First European settlement established in Australia at Sydney.






44. The Haitian Revolution






45. Reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee executed in Denmark.






46. George III became King of Britain.






47. Ashanti Empire is formed under Osei Kofi Tutu I






48. War of the Polish Succession.






49. Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground.






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