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18th Century Timeline

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2. The Third Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia.






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






4. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.






5. Treaty of Nystad signed - ending the Great Northern War.






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7. Cotton mills were first opened in England






8. The Qianlong Emperor of China oversaw a huge expansion in territory.






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






10. The Lisbon earthquake






11. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.






12. Spanish military embarks on the Villasur expedition from Mexico and travel into the Great Plains






13. War of the Spanish Succession was a conflict which involved most of Europe.






14. James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia






15. City of New Orleans founded by the French in North America






16. The Irish Rebellion failed to overthrow British rule in Ireland.






17. Quasi-War between the United States and France.






18. Xhosa Wars between British and Boer settlers and the Xhosas in South African Republic






19. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.






20. Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles.






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






22. Controversy over William Wood's halfpence leads to the Drapier's Letters and begins the Irish economic independence from England movement






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






24. War of the Austrian Succession






25. James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia






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






27. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.






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






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






30. Handel's first opera - Almira - premieres.






31. Turlough O'Carolan - famous Irish harper - died.






32. Kangxi Emperor of China dies






33. The South Sea Bubble






34. The Irish Rebellion failed to overthrow British rule in Ireland.






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






37. Treaty of Paris ends Seven Years' War and Third Carnatic War






38. The Marseillaise officially adopted as the French national anthem.






39. Russo-Turkish War.






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






41. Napoleon staged a coup d'






42. George III became King of Britain.






43. Handel's first opera - Almira - premieres.






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






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






46. The Partitions of Poland ended the Polish






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






48. Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground.






49. Anglo-Spanish War






50. Ottoman Empire fights Russia in the Russo-Turkish War