Editing 1712 (section)

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 8]] &ndash; The British [[Royal Navy]] 50-gun ship [[HMS Advice (1712)|HMS ''Advice'']] is launched at [[Deptford Dockyard]].
* [[July 20]] &ndash; [[Jesus College, Oxford]], England, inherits the extensive library of its Principal [[Jonathan Edwards (academic)|Jonathan Edwards]] on his death.
* [[July 24]] 
** [[Battle of Denain]]: The French defeat a combined Dutch-Austrian force.
** [[Toggenburg War|Battle of Villmergen]]: The [[Reformation in Switzerland|Reformed]] [[cantons of Switzerland]] defeat the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] cantons. 
* [[August 1]] &ndash; The [[Stamp Act 1712]] is passed in the United Kingdom, imposing a tax on publishers, particularly of newspapers.
* [[August 11]] &ndash; The Peace of Aarau is signed by [[Catholic Church|Catholics]] and [[Protestantism|Protestants]], ending the [[Toggenburg War]] and establishing Protestant dominance in  [[Switzerland]], while preserving the rights of Catholics.
* [[August 23]] &ndash; The British [[Royal Navy]] 60-gun ship [[HMS Rippon (1712)|HMS ''Rippon'']] is launched at [[Deptford Dockyard]].
* September &ndash; Composer [[George Frideric Handel]] re-locates to London with the permission of his patron, the future King [[George I of Great Britain]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/handel-conquers-london|title=Handel conquers London|website=Gramophone}}</ref>
* [[September 8]] &ndash; A severe hurricane buffets [[Bermuda]] for eight hours, destroying most of the churches.