Timeline July 1701

Events in July 1701 3

• 1701 Battle of Carpi Opening engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in Italy Austrian forces under Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated a French force near Carpi in northern Italy. The victory allowed Eugene to establish a foothold in the Adige valley at the outset of the war. It marked the first significant clash of the War of the Spanish Succession.
• 1701 Battle of Riga Charles XII defeats a Saxon-Russian force crossing the Daugava River Swedish forces under King Charles XII crossed the Daugava River near Riga and routed a Saxon army led by the Elector of Saxony during the Great Northern War. The victory secured Swedish control of Livonia for the time being. It was one of Charles XII's early military successes in the war.
• 1701 Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit founded French officer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac establishes a settlement on the Detroit River Cadillac led a party of soldiers and settlers to build a fort at a strategic narrows between Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair, naming it Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit. The settlement grew into the city of Detroit, Michigan. It served as a key French trading post in the Great Lakes region.