PRINCIPAL EVENTS OF THE 18TH CENTURY.
1701. Frederick (H) Elector of Brandenburg is crowned first King of Prussia, 18 Jan.
1702. Anne, Queen of Great Britain, begins her reign. 1703. St. Petersburg is founded by Peter the Great. 1704. Battle of Blenheim.
1707. The union of Scotland with England is ratified and the first parliament of Great Britain assembles. 1708. The British defeat the French at Oudenarde. 1709. Charles XII of Sweden is defeated at Pultowa, 30 June. Battle of Malplaquet, 11 Sept.
1713. Treaty of Utrecht signed. 30 March.
1714. George I. Elector of Hanover. becomes King of Great Britain.
1715. Scotland revolts; the Stuart Pretender appears, but his supporters are defeated at Sheriffmuir. Louis XIV of France dies.
1717. The Turks are defeated at Belgrade.
1718. Charles XII of Sweden is killed at the siege of Fred erickshall. Norway.
1720. The South Sea Scheme, 7 April-29 September, col lapses. Victor Amadens, duke of Savoy. King of Sardinia.
1722. Peter the Great assumes the title of Czar of Russia. 1725. Death of Peter the Great. Persecution of Protestants in France.
1727. George II becomes King of Great Britain.
1728. Rise of Methodism in England. • 1733. France and Poland at war.
1736. Kien-Lung ascends the throne of China. He receives embassies from Russia. Holland and Great Britain. 1739. Nadir. Shah of Persia.conquers the greater part of the Mogul Empire.
1740. Frederick the Great begins to reign. Maria Theresa becomes Queen of H 1743. The Allies defeat at Dettingen.
1744. Great Britain declares war against France, 31 March. Commodore Anson completes his voyage around the world.
1745. Battle of Fontenoy, 30 April. British forces take Cape Breton, N. S. Rebellion in Scotland. English forces defeated at Gladsmuir, 21 Sept.
1746. English forces defeated at Falkirk, 17 Jan. Scotch forces defeated at Culloden, 16 April, and the rebellion suppressed.
1747. Defeat of the allied army at Lafeldt. British victory over the French fleet. The Prince of Orange becomes Stadtholder.
1748. Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle between Great Britain. Spain. Austria and Holland.
1752. Calendar revised in Great Britain. Sept. 3 becoming Sept. 14.
1756. Seven Years' War begins. Rupture between Great Britain and France.
1757. Damien's conspiracy against Louis XV. Prussian vic tory at Rosbach over French and Austrians, 5 Nov. King of Prussia becomes master of Silesia.
1759. France loses Canada in the final battle of the Heights of Abraham.
1760. George III begins his reign.
1763. Seven Years' War ends with Frederick victorious.
Peace ratified at Paris between Great Britain. France and Spain.
1764. The British Parliament grants Mr. Harrison R50.000 for discovering the longitude by his chronometer.
1766. American Stamp Act repealed.
1769. Captain Cook's discoveries in the Pacific Ocean.
1772. First Partition of Poland by Russia, Prussia and Austria. Revolution in Sweden.
1773. Captain Cook's voyage to the Antarctic. reaching 71* 10' south latitute.
1774. Louis XVI of France begins his reign.
1775. The American Revolution begins. 19 April. Battle of Bunker Hill. 7 June.
1776. The American Declaration of Independence pro claimed, 4 July.
1777. The surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, N. Y., 7 Oct.
1778. Alliance of the French and Americans. 30 Oct. 1779. Siege of Gibraltar. Captain Cook killed at Hawaii.
1780. British naval victory over the Spaniards near Cape St.
Vincent. 16 Jan. American defeat at Camden, 16 Aug. 1781. The surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, 18 Oct. 1783. Treaty of Peace between Great Britain and the United States.
1786. Warren Hastings impeached for misrule in India. Shay's rebellion in Massachusetts.
1787-88. United States Constitution drafted at Philadelphia and ratified.
1789. The States General meets in Paris. The French Revo lution begins. The King accepts the declaration of the Rights of Man. France divided into 83 departments. Washington elected President of the United States.
1790. Titles of nobility suppressed in France.
1791. Coalition between Austria and Prussia, 27 Aug. The French Constitution ratified, 3 Sept.
1792. Peace of Jassey, 9 Jan. Gustavus III of Sweden assassinated, 16 March. The September massacres in France. France declared a republic, 22 beheaded Sreecc, 1793. King Louis XVI headed, 21 Marie Antoinette beheaded. 15 Oct. War decla by England against France, 1 Feb. Toulon captured by the English. 28 Aug. Reign of terror in France.
1794. Robespierre beheaded. English defeat the French fleet. Battle of Fleurus, 26 June.
1795. Holland invaded by the French. Belgium annexed to the French Republic. The remainder of Poland titioned between Russia, Austria and Prussia. s treaty between United States and Great Britain.
1796. Bonaparte's campaign in Italy.
1798. Irish Rebellion. Bonaparte's campaign in Egypt. The Battle of the Pyramids.
1799. The siege of Acre. Bonaparte made First Consul. Death of Washington.
1800. United States capital removed from Philadelphia to Washington. Union of Ireland with Great ratified by Parliament.