30 March – Queen Anne administers the Royal touch, a ritual with the intent to cure illness, for the last time; 300 scrofulous people are touched, the last of whom is Samuel Johnson.
May – British Army in Flanders under the Duke of Ormonde receives "restraining orders" that prevents them taking part in any offensive against France due to ongoing peace talks.
24 July – War of the Spanish Succession: At the Battle of Denain, the French defeat a combined Dutch-Austrian force following the withdrawal of British troops.[3]
1 August – The Stamp Act of 1712 is passed, imposing a tax on publishers, particularly of newspapers.
23 August – The Royal Navy 60-gun ship HMS Rippon is launched at Deptford Dockyard.
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