Editing 1707 (section)

=== July&ndash; September ===
* [[July 29]]&ndash;[[August 21]] &ndash; [[War of the Spanish Succession]] &ndash; [[Battle of Toulon (1707)|Battle of Toulon]]:  The Allies are obliged to withdraw, but the French fleet is effectively put out of action.
* [[August 27]] &ndash; [[Charles XII of Sweden]] launches his campaign to conquer Russia, marching to the east from [[Altranstädt]] with 60,000 coalition troops. <ref name=Poltova>[https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2018/12/17/battle-of-poltava-blunting-the-swedish-empire/  "Battle of Poltava: Blunting the Swedish Empire"], Warfare History Network</ref>   Another 16,000 soldiers are waiting on the outskirts of [[Riga]], guarding the [[Sweden|Swedish]] supply lines.
* [[September 14]] &ndash; [[Vincenzo Durazzo]] is elected to a 2-year term as the new [[Doge of Genoa|Doge]] of the [[Republic of Genoa]] (including the island of [[Corsica]]), succeeding the outgoing Doge, [[Domenico Maria De Mari]].
* [[September 18]]&ndash;[[October 4]] &ndash; [[War of the Spanish Succession]]: The [[Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1707)|siege]] of the fortress of [[Ciudad Rodrigo]], led by troops under the command of [[Alexandre Maître, Marquis de Bay|Alexandre Maître]], begins and lasts for 16 days.  On the final day, General Maitre begins the attack that takes the fortress within 45 minutes.  
* [[September 30]] &ndash; [[War of the Spanish Succession]]: the conquest by Austrian troops, of the Italian peninsula city state of [[Duchy of Gaeta|Gaeta]], is accomplished after a three-month siege led by General [[Wirich Philipp von Daun]].