14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are defeated by an equally large Swedish army under Magnus Stenbock at the Battle of Helsingborg.

In September, John Lawson, Christoph von Graffenried, two African American slaves and two Native American (slaves?) leave on an exploration expedition from New Bern and travel north by canoe up the Neuse River. Within days, they are captured by Tuscarora natives and taken to Catechna. The Tuscarora natives kill John Lawson. Christoph von Graffenried and one African American slave were known to have been set free. By the end of the month, Tuscarora natives under the command of Chief Hancock raid settlements along the south bank of the Pamlico River within the Province of Carolina, killing around 130 people. This begins the Tuscarora War.

In July at the Battle of Denain, the French defeat a combined Dutch-Austrian force.

In December at the Battle of Gadebusch, Sweden defeats Denmark and Saxony.

In April the War of the Spanish Succession comes to an end with the Treaty of Utrecht.

The Masonic Grand Lodge of England is founded