Editing 1678 (section)

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 23]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Ortenbach]], one of the last major engagements of the [[Franco-Dutch War]], takes place near [[Offenburg]] at the [[Rhine]] river in southwestern Germany, as French forces under the command of [[François de Créquy]] overwhelm a larger force of [[Holy Roman Empire]] troops commanded by the [[Duke of Lorraine]], [[Charles V, Duke of Lorraine|Karl V Leopold]].
* [[July 29]] &ndash; [[Muhammad Azam Shah]] is appointed as the Mughal Governor of Bengal by his father, the Emperor [[Aurangzeb]], but serves for a little more than a year before being recalled from [[Dhaka]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Banerji |first1=Amiya Kumar |title=West Bengal District Gazetteers: Hooghly |date=1972 |publisher=West Bengal District Gazetteers |page=122 |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.08795/page/122/mode/2up?q=1678 |access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref>
* [[August 10]] &ndash; The [[Treaties of Nijmegen]] end the [[Franco-Dutch War]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nolan |first1=Cathal J. |title=Wars of the Age of Louis XIV, 1650-1715: An Encyclopedia of Global Warfare and Civilization|date=30 July 2008 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-313-35920-0 |page=319 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nn_61ts-hQwC&dq=%22august+10+1678%22+treaties+of+nijmegen+end+franco-dutch+war&pg=PA319 |access-date=11 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref> The [[County of Burgundy]] is ceded to the [[Kingdom of France]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Horne |first1=Alistair |title=La Belle France: A Short History |date=2005 |publisher=Knopf |isbn=978-1-4000-4140-4 |page=164 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SZ7tAAAAMAAJ&q=franche |access-date=11 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[August 14]]&ndash;[[August 15|15]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Saint-Denis (1678)|Battle of Saint-Denis]] is fought after the signing of peace in the Franco-Dutch War.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Goeth |first1=Aurora von |last2=Harper |first2=Jules |title=Louis XIV: The Real Sun King |date=30 June 2018 |publisher=Pen and Sword |isbn=978-1-5267-2640-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ALTNDwAAQBAJ&q=Battle%20of%20Saint-Denis%20%2214-15%20august%201678%22 |chapter=The Dutch War|access-date=13 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[August 21]] &ndash; On the island of [[Java]] in modern-day Indonesia, the [[Kediri campaign (1678)|Kediri campaign]] begins as [[Mataram Sultanate]] and [[Dutch East India Company]] (VOC) forces under the command of VOC Captain [[François Tack]] begin marching from [[Jepara]] toward [[Kediri (city)|Kediri]] to suppress the [[Trunajaya rebellion]] that had driven out the Mataram Sultan. They are joined by two other columns of troops over the next fortnight.
* [[September 5]] &ndash; Sultan [[Amangkurat II]] of Mataram sets off from Jepara with the main force in the [[Kediri campaign (1678)|Kediri campaign]], leading native troops, along with VOC forces under the command of [[Anthonio Hurdt]], leader of the campaign.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ricklefs |first1=Merle Calvin |title=War, culture, and economy in Java, 1677-1726 : Asian and European imperialism in the early Kartasura period |date=1993 |publisher=Asian Studies Association of Australia |location=Sydney |isbn=978-1-86373-380-9 |page=50 |url=https://archive.org/details/warcultureeconom0000rick/page/50/mode/2up?q=september |access-date=13 March 2023}}</ref>
* [[September 6]] &ndash; [[Titus Oates]] begins to present allegations of the "[[Popish Plot]]", a supposed [[Roman Catholic]] conspiracy to assassinate king [[Charles II of England]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sommerville |first1=C. John |title=The News Revolution in England: Cultural Dynamics of Daily Information |date=5 September 1996 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-535549-9 |page=88 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KBNxkaov5GkC&dq=titus+oates+%226+september+1678%22+popish+plot&pg=PA88 |access-date=13 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Oates applies the term [[Toryism|Tory]] to those who disbelieve his allegations.
* [[September 17]] &ndash; The [[Franco-Dutch War]] between the [[Kingdom of France]] and the [[Dutch Republic]] (and its allies) comes to an end after more than six years as the [[Treaties of Nijmegen]] bring about a ceasefire.<ref>{{cite book|last=Edmundson|first=George|title=History of Holland|year=2013|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-107-66089-2|page=265|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rbk0AAAAQBAJ&q=%22september%2017%201678%22|access-date=2023-03-13|language=en}}</ref>