New York City's Slave Insurrection results in nine whites being killed, and 21 slaves and other blacks being convicted and executed. April 11 – Great Northern War: the Battle of Fladstrand takes place at sea near Fladstrand, Jylland, between Swedish and Danish forces. May 15 – Curuguaty in Paraguay is founded by Juan Gregorio de Bazán y Pedraza on the banks of the Curuguaty River. May 19 – Peter the Great moves the capital of Russia from Moscow to Saint Petersburg. May 22 – Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor is crowned King of Hungary. June 5 – Reus in Catalonia, Spain is given the title of imperial city by Elisabeth Christine, wife of Archduke Charles. June 10 – Kurtkulağı Caravanserai in Adana Province, Turkey, is restored and 50 soldiers are appointed to guard it. June 11 – Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts is incorporated as a town. June 17 – The newly built St Ann's Church, Manchester is consecrated by the Bishop of Chester. July–September July 8 – The Royal Navy 50-gun ship HMS Advice is launched at Deptford Dockyard. July 20 – Jesus College, Oxford, inherits the extensive library of its Principal Jonathan Edwards on his death. July 24 The French defeat a combined Dutch-Austrian force in the Battle of Denain. The Reformed cantons of Switzerland defeat the Catholic cantons in the Battle of Villmergen. July 31 – Great Northern War: a battle takes place in the Baltic Sea southeast of Rügen between Denmark and Sweden with inconclusive outcome. August 1 – The Stamp Act of 1712 is passed in the United Kingdom, imposing a tax on publishers, particularly of newspapers. August 11 – The Peace of Aarau is signed by Catholics and Protestants, ending the Toggenburg War and establishing Protestant dominance in Switzerland, while preserving the rights of Catholics. August 17 – Great Northern War: a battle takes place in the Baltic Sea south of Rügen, resulting in a victory for Denmark over Sweden. August 23 – The Royal Navy 60-gun ship HMS Rippon is launched at Deptford Dockyard. September – Composer George Frideric Handel re-locates to London with the permission of his patron, the future King George I of Great Britain. September 8 – A severe hurricane buffets Bermuda for eight hours, destroying most of the churches. October–December October 3 – In Scotland a warrant is issued for the arrest of outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor by Sir James