| February 24 | Prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as viceroy of Groningen |
| March 23 | English pretender to the throne James III lands at Firth of Forth |
| March 27 | English pretender to the throne James III flees to Dunkerk |
| July 4 | Swedish King Karel XII beats Russians |
| July 11 | Battle at Oudenaarde: Great Alliance beats France |
| July 28 | Monarch Amengkurat II [Sunan Mas] of Mataram gives himself up to VOC |
| August 3 | Battle at Trencsen: Austria beats Hungarian rebellion army |
| August 29 | English troops occupy Menorca and Sardinia |
| August 29 | Haverhill, Mass destroyed by French and Indians |
| September 28 | Battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy |
| October 9 | Battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy |
| October 21 | Dutch and English troops occupy Lille (Rijsel) |
| October 22 | Great Alliance occupies Rijsel |
| December 1 | Great Alliance occupies Brussels |
| December 14 | Prosper Jolyot's "Electre," premieres in Paris |
| December 29 | Great Alliance occupies Gent |
| December 31 | Great Alliance captures Bridge |
