Editing 1701 (section)

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 9]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Carpi]], the first skirmish in the [[War of the Spanish Succession]], takes place in Italy when French troops under the command of [[Nicolas Catinat]] are attacked by Austrian forces led by [[Prince Eugene of Savoy]].<ref>Dennis Showalter, ''Early Modern Wars 1500–1775'' (Amber Books Ltd., 2013)</ref>
* [[July 19]] &ndash; [[Crossing of the Düna]]: Following his victories over Denmark-Norway and Russia in [[1700]], [[Charles XII of Sweden]] escalates the conflict in the [[Great Northern War]] by an invasion of Poland. The [[Sweden|Swedish]] defeat the army of [[Electorate of Saxony|Saxony]] (then in personal union with Poland) at the [[Daugava River|River Dvina]].
[[File:Battle of Düna, 1701.png|thumb|250px|right|[[July 9]]: [[Crossing of the Düna]].]]
* [[July 24]] &ndash; A French [[Marketplace|emporium]] named [[Fort Ponchartrain]] is founded along the west side of the [[Detroit River]] in North America, and later becomes the site of the city of [[Detroit]].
* [[August 4]] &ndash; The [[Great Peace of Montreal]] is signed, ending 100 years of war between the [[Iroquois Confederacy]] and [[New France]], and its [[Wyandot people|Huron]] and [[Algonquian peoples|Algonquian]] allies. Formerly allied with the English, the treaty assures the Iroquois will be neutral, if France and England ever resume hostilities.
* [[September 16]] &ndash; Deposed King [[James II of England]] (James VII of Scotland) dies in exile, at the [[Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye]] in France. His supporters, the [[Jacobitism|Jacobites]], turn to his son [[James Francis Edward Stuart]] (later called "The Old Pretender"), whom they recognise as James VIII and III. [[Louis XIV of France]], the [[Papal States]] and Spain also recognise him as the rightful heir.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.history-page.com/en/v4/y1701 |title=What Happened in 1701; History-Page.com |website=History-page.com |access-date=2016-08-01}}</ref>