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===October–December=== * [[October]] – The start of the [[Mascate War]] (aka the War of the Peddlers) between two rival mercantile groups the Zillioto family and the Astrid family in [[colonial Brazil]]. * [[October 4]] – [[Great Northern War]] – the [[Battle of Køge Bay (1710)|Battle of Køge Bay]] between Denmark and Norway has an indecisive outcome. * [[October 5]] – [[October 13]] British forces under [[Francis Nicholson]] conduct the successful [[Siege of Port Royal (1710)|Siege of Port Royal]] against a French [[Acadian]] garrison and the [[Wabanaki Confederacy]] at the Acadian capital, [[Port-Royal (Acadia)|Port Royal]], marking the start of British control of what became [[Nova Scotia]]. * [[October 10]] – [[Great Northern War]] – [[Capitulation of Estonia and Livonia|Capitulation of Estonia]]: the [[Sweden|Swedish]] garrison in [[Tallinn|Reval]] (Tallinn) surrenders, ending [[Duchy of Estonia (1561–1721)|Swedish rule in Estonia]]. * [[October 11]] – The [[Battle of Rahon (1710)|Battle of Rahon]] is fought between Sikhs and [[Mughal Empire]]. * [[October 13]] – [[Queen Anne's War]] – [[Siege of Port Royal (1710)|Siege of Port Royal]]: The French surrender, giving the British permanent possession of [[Nova Scotia]]. * [[November 30]] – The first visit to the Pacific islands of [[Palau]] is made by a Jesuit expedition led by Francisco Padilla; unfortunately, the ship is driven to [[Mindanao]] by a storm, leaving two priests stranded. * [[December 8]] – [[War of the Spanish Succession]] – [[Battle of Brihuega]]: An outnumbered British force under [[James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope|James Stanhope]] is forced to surrender. * [[December 10]] ** [[War of the Spanish Succession]] – [[Battle of Villaviciosa]]: The indecisive battle between retreating Austrian-Dutch forces and a Franco-Spanish army is fought out. ** The [[Battle of Lohgarh]] takes place between Sikh forces and the Mughal army.
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