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18th Century Timeline

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1. Tarabai establishes rival Maratha Empire government in Kolhapur against Chattrapati Shahu






2. Inconfid






3. The Great Plague of Marseille






4. Battle of Plassey signaled the beginning of formal British rule inIndia after years of commercial activity under the auspices of the EastIndia Company.






5. Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia






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






7. Treaty of Utrecht end the War of the Spanish Succession






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






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






10. First Anglo-Maratha War






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






12. War of the Polish Succession.






13. Russo-Turkish War.






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






15. Kangxi Emperor of China dies






16. Anglo-Mysore Wars






17. The Haitian Revolution






18. Illuminati founded by Adam Weishaupt






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






20. Imam Sheikh Mansur - a Chechen warrior and Muslim mystic - led a coalition of Muslim Caucasian tribes from throughout the Caucasus in a holy war against the Russian invaders.






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






22. Battle of Montenotte. Engagement in the War of theFirst Coalition. Napoleon Bonaparte's first victory as an army commander.






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






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






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






26. Anglo-Spanish War






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






28. After Aurangzeb's death - the Mughal Empire enters a long decline and the Maratha Empire slowly replaces it.






29. Qing Dynasty Chinese court painters recreate Zhang Zeduan's classic panoramic painting - Along the River During Qingming Festival.






30. James Cook becomes first European on the Hawaiian Islands.






31. Tipu Sultan was killed in a battle with the British forces.






32. Forty-seven Ronin attack Kira Yoshinaka and then commit seppuku in Japan.






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






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






35. Great Britain and Spain fight the War of Jenkins' Ear in the Caribbean.






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






37. War of the Spanish Succession - The French defeat a combined Dutch-Austrian force at the Battle of Denain






38. Pugachev's Rebellion was the largest peasant revolt in Russia's history.






39. Tulip period of the Ottoman Empire






40. Russo-Turkish War






41. Peak of the Little Ice Age






42. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).






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






44. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.






45. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.






46. Qing Dynasty Chinese court painters recreate Zhang Zeduan's classic panoramic painting - Along the River During Qingming Festival.






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






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






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






50. The enormous Chinese encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng of over 100 million written Chinese characters in over 800000 pages is printed in 60 different copies using copper-based Chinese movable type printing