Year by year · 18th century
1718
1718 in world history: 8 events, 6 births, 6 deaths, 2 states founded and 1 that came to an end. 1,209 recorded states existed that year.
Events
Bienville founds New Orleans, by tradition on this day
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville chose a crescent of high ground on the Mississippi for a new French post. The city became a meeting point of French, Spanish, African and American cultures.
Siege
Siege of Fredriksten
The Siege of Fredriksten was the siege of a Norwegian fortress by Swedish forces in 1718, during King Charles XII's invasion of Norway.
Treaty · Peace
Treaty of Passarowitz
The Treaty of Passarowitz was signed on 21 July 1718 at Passarowitz, now Požarevac in Serbia, between the Ottoman Empire on one side and the Habsburg monarchy and Venice on the other.
Treaty
Treaty of London (1718)
The Quadruple Alliance was formed in 1718 by Britain, France and Austria, with the Dutch Republic expected to join, to uphold the Peace of Utrecht against Spain, which had seized Sardinia and Sicily.
Battle
Battle of Cape Passaro
The Battle of Cape Passaro was fought on 11 August 1718 off the south-eastern tip of Sicily, where a British fleet under Admiral Sir George Byng destroyed a Spanish fleet supporting Spain's invasion of Sicily.
In the profiles
Swedish EmpireCharles XII is killed at the siege of Fredriksten in Norway
Wars and longer events
Born in 1718 6
Died in 1718 6
States founded 2
States that came to an end 1
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