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| Alliance Mazeppa, Hetman |  |
| Ukraine The Cossacks of led by Mazeppa try to break free by allying with Sweden but fail |
| Battle of Cartagena Wager, Charles |  |
| 28th May Cartagena Passes a resolution to defeat & destroy the Spanish treasure fleet at Cartagena |
| Battle of Grodno Peter I the Great | |
| Grodno Peter the Great is defeated by Charles XII at Grodno, 2nd time |
| Battle of Grodno Charles XII |  |
| Grodno Defeats Peter the Great at Grodno, 2nd time |
| Battle of Lesnaya Peter I the Great | |
| 28th Sep Lesnaya Peter the Great captures Swedish supplies prior to Charles XII's defeat at Pultava |
| Battle of Lesnaya Charles XII | |
| Lesnaya The Swedes lose half of their 12,000 supplies escorting army near the Dneister River |
| 28th Sep Lesnaya Peter the Great captures Swedish supplies prior to Charles XII's defeat at Pultava |
| Battle of Oudenaarde Eugenie Maurice |  |
| 11th July Oudenaarde Marlborough & Eugene defeat the French under the Duke of Burgundy & Vendome |
| Battle of Oudenaarde Churchill, John |  |
| 11th July Oudenaarde Britain, Hanover, Prussia & The Netherlands defeat the Duke of Burgundy |
| Battle of Oudenaarde Eugene of Savoy |  |
| 11th July Oudenaarde Marlborough & Eugene defeat the French under the Duke of Burgundy & Vendome |
| Battle of Oudenaarde George II | |
| 11th July Oudenaarde Fights at the battle of Oudenaarde |
| Battle of Oudenaarde Campbell, John |  |
| 11th July Oudenarde Fights at the battle of Oudenarde |
| Battle of Oudenarde Douglas-Hamilton, George | |
| 11th July Oudenarde Plays a major role at the Battle of Oudenarde |
| Battle of Pultava Peter I the Great | |
| 4th June Pultava Peter the Great arrives at Pultava having suppressed the Cossacks |
| 25th June River Vorskla Peter the Great crosses the Vorskla with 80,000 |
| Battle of Trencin Ferenc II |  |
| Trencin Ferenc's nationalist uprising is defeated by the Austrians |
| Birth Francis I | |
| Birth of Francis I, son of Leopold, Duke of Lorraine |
| Birth Pitt the Elder, William | |
| Birth of William Pitt |
| Capture of Bruges Churchill, John | |
| 11th Dec Bruges Bruges falls to the Allies |
| Capture of Lille Churchill, John | |
| 11th Dec Lille Lille falls to the Allies |
| Capture of Mogilev Charles XII | |
| Mogilev Charles XII captures Mogilev en route to Moscow |
| College of Electors George I | |
| Hanover Appointed Member of the College of Electors |
| Hanover Appointed Member of the College of Electors of the Empire |
| Death Anne | |
| Death of William |
| Independence Mazeppa, Hetman | |
| Ukraine The Cossacks led by Mazeppa try to break free by allying with Sweden but fail |
| Independence Peter I the Great | |
| Ukraine The Cossacks led by Mazeppa try to break free by allying with Sweden but fail |
| Invasion of Russia Charles XII | |
| The Swedes winter in Minsk & advance on Moscow |
| 1st Jan Cross es the Vistula at the head of an army of 45,000 |
| Invasion of Scotland James Francis Edward | |
| Makes an unsuccessful attempt to land in Scotland |
| Marriage Charles VI | |
| Marries Elizabeth Chris tine of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel |
| Privy Council Somers | |
| London Appointed Privy Councillor |
| Secretary of War Walpole, Robert | |
| Appointed Secretary of War, a close advisor of the Duke of Marlborough, commander of the War of the Spanish Succession |
| Siege of Lille Eugenie Maurice | |
| Lille The city of Lille falls to the Allies |
| Siege of Lille Eugene of Savoy | |
| Lille The city of Lille falls to the Allies |
| Siege of Moscow Charles XII | |
| Moscow Defeats Augustus in Poland & marches with 40,000 troops on Moscow |
| Siege of Tournai Douglas-Hamilton, George | |
| 11th July Tournai Captures two major fortifications at Tournai |
| St Paul's Wren, Christopher | |
| Oct St Paul's The final stone is laid on St Paul's |
