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=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 21]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Passarowitz]], ending the [[Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718)|Austro-Turkish War]], is signed.
* [[July 25]] &ndash; At the behest of Tsar [[Peter the Great]], the construction of [[Kadriorg Palace]], dedicated to his wife [[Catherine I of Russia|Catherine]], began in [[Tallinn]].<ref>[https://www.spottinghistory.com/view/410/kadriorg-palace/ Kadriorg Palace – Tallinn, Estonia] – Spotting History</ref>
* [[August 11]] &ndash; [[Battle of Cape Passaro]]: a Spanish fleet is defeated by the British [[Royal Navy]] under Admiral [[George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington|George Byng]], off [[Capo Passero]], Sicily, a prelude to the [[War of the Quadruple Alliance]].
* [[September 10]] &ndash; In France, [[Armande Félice de La Porte Mazarin]] and the Vicomtesse de Polignac, both mistresses of the [[Armand de Vignerot du Plessis|Duc de Richelieu]], fight a duel with pistols at the [[Bois de Boulogne]] near Paris.  Lady Mazarin, who had initiated the duel, is wounded in the shoulder and both survive.  Richelieu, though impressed by the willingness of the ladies to fight over his affections, comments ''Je ne sacrifierai pas un de mes cheveux, ni à l’une, ni à l’autre'' ("I will not sacrifice anything, not to one, nor to the other.")<ref>Robert Baldick, ''The Duel: A History of Dueling'' (Spring Books, 1970)</ref>
* [[September 27]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Cape Fear River]] begins as pirate [[Stede Bonnet]] and his crew on the ''Royal James'' are confronted in [[North Carolina]] by Colonel [[William Rhett]] and the ships ''Henry'' and ''Sea Nymph''.
* [[September]] &ndash; In [[Tibet]], forces of the Tibetan [[Dzungar Khanate]] destroys an advancing expedition of the [[Qing dynasty|Chinese Imperial Army]], under the command of General Erentei, in the [[Battle of the Salween River]].