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18th Century Timeline

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1. Revolt in the Vend






2. Camisard Rebellion in France.






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






4. Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'






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






6. The White Lotus Rebellion against the Manchu Dynasty in China.






7. Russian Empire annexed the Crimean Khanate.






8. The Plague Riot in Moscow.






9. Illuminati founded by Adam Weishaupt






10. Afghans conquered Iran - overthrowing the Safavid Shah Sultan Husayn






11. Inconfid






12. Qajar dynasty founded in Iran after replacing the Zand dynasty.






13. Famine in Iceland caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano.






14. Illuminati founded by Adam Weishaupt






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






16. The Haitian Revolution






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






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






19. Russians began settling the Aleutian Islands






20. Tulip period of the Ottoman Empire






21. The Bengal famine of 1770 killed one third of the Bengal population.






22. The 'Great Disaster'






23. Partitions of Poland marks the end of the Polish






24. The Lisbon earthquake






25. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.






26. NorthwestIndian War between the United States and Native Americans






27. Mungo Park - backed by the African Association - is the first European to set eyes on the Niger River in Africa.






28. Kangxi Emperor of China dies






29. Partitions of Poland marks the end of the Polish






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






31. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.






32. Qajar dynasty founded in Iran after replacing the Zand dynasty.






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






34. American Revolutionary War






35. French commander Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and British commander James Wolfe die during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.






36. First French Quaker community established in Cong






37. War of the Spanish Succession - French troops defeated at the Battles of Ramilies and Turin.






38. The French Revolution






39. Famine in Iceland caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano.






40. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery






41. Russo-Persian War






42. End of Japan's Genroku period.






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






44. Establishment of the Polish-Prussian Pact






45. British ejected Dutch from Ceylon.






46. Russo-Turkish War






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






48. George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition.






49. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.






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