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18th Century Timeline

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1. The Second Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia






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






4. George Washington elected President of the United States. Served until 1797.






5. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England






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






7. First Anglo-Maratha War






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






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






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






11. Blackbeard (Edward Teach) is killed by Robert Maynard in a North Carolina inlet on the inner side of Ocracoke Island






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






13. George III became King of Britain.






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






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






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






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






18. The Partitions of Poland ended the Polish






19. The 'Great Disaster'






20. Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'






21. John Harrison H4 and Larcum Kendall K1 Marine chronometers are used to measure longitude by James Cook on his Second voyage (1772






22. Upper Canada bans slavery.






23. The South Sea Bubble






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






25. James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia






26. The Plague Riot in Moscow.






27. The Great French War started as the French Revolutionary Wars which lead into the Napoleonic Wars.






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






29. The Netherlands - Britain and France sign the Triple Alliance






30. NorthwestIndian War between the United States and Native Americans






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






32. Establishment of the Sikh Confederacy along the present-dayIndia-Pakistan border.






33. The world's first copyright legislation - Britain's Statute of Anne - becomes effective






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






35. American Revolutionary War






36. Anglo-Spanish War






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






38. Pope Clement XI declares Catholicism and Confucianism incompatible






39. Outbreak of indigenous rebellion led by T






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






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






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






43. Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles.






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






45. Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia






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






47. Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi






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






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






50. Anglo-Mysore Wars