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18th Century Timeline
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1. War of 27 years between the Marathas and Mughals ends inIndia.
1772
1744
1757
1707
2. Reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee executed in Denmark.
1707
1767
1772
1791
3. Famine across the Sahel - half the population of Timbuktu died.
1776
1707
1738
1783
4. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.
1796
1707
1772
1787
5. Russo-Turkish War
1702
1722
1768
1771
6. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).
1789
1796
1710
1730
7. King Gustav III of Sweden was assassinated by a conspiracy of noblemen.
1792
1788
1733
1736
8. First Anglo-Maratha War
1727
1733
1775
1736
9. Mahmud I takes over Ottoman Empire after the Patrona Halil revolt - ending the Tulip period.
1778
1730
1740
1720
10. George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition.
1757
1703
1791
1788
11. Tulip period of the Ottoman Empire
1735
1718-1730
1724
1756
12. T
1778
1771
1780
1742
13. British ejected Dutch from Ceylon.
1778
1796
1740
1721
14. Seven Years' War fought among European powers in various theaters around the world.
1756
1740
1772
1772
15. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.
1710
1720
1770
1738
16. Famine in Ireland killed ten per cent of the population
1796
1707
1740
1780
17. Slavery abolished in Russia. Peter the Great converted the household slaves into house serfs
1754
1720
1723
1795
18. Nader Shah assumed title of Shah of Persia and founded the Afsharid dynasty. Ruled until his death in 1747.
1790
1744
1763
1736
19. The White Lotus Rebellion against the Manchu Dynasty in China.
1760
1747
1796
1787
20. Spanish military embarks on the Villasur expedition from Mexico and travel into the Great Plains
1735
1793
1715
1720
21. Ahmed Shah Durrani founded the Durrani Empire in modern day Afghanistan
1795
1747
1767
1785
22. Xhosa Wars between British and Boer settlers and the Xhosas in South African Republic
1761
1748
1773
1779
23. Russians began settling the Aleutian Islands
1741
1794
1795
1794
24. Saint Petersburg founded by Peter the Great. Russian capital until 1918.
1772
1790
1703
1772
25. John Harrison H4 and Larcum Kendall K1 Marine chronometers are used to measure longitude by James Cook on his Second voyage (1772
1788
1775
1768
1740
26. Controversy over William Wood's halfpence leads to the Drapier's Letters and begins the Irish economic independence from England movement
1757
1795
1750
1722
27. Controversy over William Wood's halfpence leads to the Drapier's Letters and begins the Irish economic independence from England movement
1722
1740
1783
1738
28. American Revolutionary War
1744
1772
1796
1775
29. TheFirst Saudi State is founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud
1744
1739
1770
1754
30. The 'Great Disaster'
1702
1787
1723
1703
31. Act of Union passed merging the Scottish and the English Parliaments - thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1776
1799
1707
1701
32. The R
1799
1703
1726
1707
33. Upper Canada bans slavery.
1793
1762
1706
1772
34. Polish revolt
1794
1740
1704
1770
35. Maratha Empire fights Britain and Raghunathrao's forces during theFirst Anglo-Maratha War
1755
1768
1772
1745
36. Russo-Persian War
1756
1722
1770
1712
37. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.
1709
1771
1707
1762
38. Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I
1701
1770
1773
1730
39. Nader Shah defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Karnal and sacked Delhi.
1741
1739
1720
1701
40. Mungo Park - backed by the African Association - is the first European to set eyes on the Niger River in Africa.
1799
1707
1796
1736
41. War of the Polish Succession.
1713-1714
1767
1799
1733
42. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.
1738
1768
1776
1783
43. Maratha Empire defeated at Battle of Panipat
1781
1789
1762
1761
44. The Great French War started as the French Revolutionary Wars which lead into the Napoleonic Wars.
1792
1701
1796
1769
45. Russo-Turkish War.
1783
1748
1772
1735
46. Zand dynasty founded in Iran
1760
1739
1796
1722
47. Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia
1796
1740
1768
1720
48. Camisard Rebellion in France.
1702
1772
1713
1745
49. Maratha Empire defeated at Battle of Panipat
1761
1724
1748
1720
50. Freed slaves from London founded Freetown in present-day Sierra Leone.
1791
1792
1741
1787