Timeline of the 18th century

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This is a timeline of the 18th century .

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1700s

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Marlborough-duke-first.jpg
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
The Battle of Poltava in 1709 turned the Russian Empire into a European power. Marten's Poltava.jpg
The Battle of Poltava in 1709 turned the Russian Empire into a European power.
Tokugawa Yoshimune, Shogun of Japan. Tokugawa Yoshimune.jpg
Tokugawa Yoshimune, Shōgun of Japan.

1710s

1720s

Europe at the beginning of the War of the Spanish Succession, 1700. Europe, 1700 - 1714.png
Europe at the beginning of the War of the Spanish Succession, 1700.

1730s

Qianlong Emperor. Portrait of the Qianlong Emperor in Court Dress.jpg
Qianlong Emperor.

1740s

Frederick II the Great, King of Prussia. Frederick II of Prussia Coloured drawing.png
Frederick II the Great, King of Prussia.
The extinction of the Scottish clan system came with the defeat of the clansmen at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. The Battle of Culloden.jpg
The extinction of the Scottish clan system came with the defeat of the clansmen at the Battle of Culloden in 1746.

1750s

The Death of General Wolfe. Benjamin West 005.jpg
The Death of General Wolfe.

1760s

Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia. Catherinethegreatroslin.jpg
Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia.
George III, King of Great Britain. Allan Ramsay - King George III in coronation robes - Google Art Project.jpg
George III, King of Great Britain.

1770s

Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers Encyclopedie de D'Alembert et Diderot - Premiere Page - ENC 1-NA5.jpg
Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers
Rejtan and the Partitions of Poland on a painting by Jan Matejko. Jan Matejko - Upadek Polski (Reytan).jpg
Rejtan and the Partitions of Poland on a painting by Jan Matejko.

1780s

George Washington. Portrait of George Washington-transparent.png
George Washington.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in 1789.jpg
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
Napoleon at the Bridge of the Arcole. 1801 Antoine-Jean Gros - Bonaparte on the Bridge at Arcole.jpg
Napoleon at the Bridge of the Arcole.

1790s

1800

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1790s</span> Decade

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1703</span> Calendar year

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The 1710s decade ran from January 1, 1710, to December 31, 1719.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1711</span> Calendar year

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1714</span> Calendar year

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1713</span> Calendar year

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze</span> Field Marshal, French Revolutionary Wars

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