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
