March 29 – The Rio Tinto Company is formed in Spain, following the
February 17 purchase of the Rio Tinto Mine from the Spanish government by a British investment group.
In
Chipping Norton, England, rioters attempt to free the
Ascott Martyrs –16 women sentenced to imprisonment, for attempting to dissuade
strikebreakers in an agricultural labor dispute.
June 9 –
Alexandra Palace entertainment venue in London is destroyed by fire, only a fortnight after its opening.
July–September
July – The end of the war between the United Kingdom and
Ghana's King Kofi KariKari, who is involved in the trading of
slaves, leads to the establishment of the
Gold Coast Colony.
July 9 –
Third Carlist War: Battle of Alpens – Campaigning in Catalonia, a government column under General
José Cabrinetty is ambushed at
Alpens, 15 miles east of Berga, by Carlist forces under General
Francisco Savalls. After heavy fighting, with Cabrinety killed, virtually the entire column of 800 men is killed or captured.
Third Carlist War: Battle of Montejurra – Determined to recapture the key city of
Estella in Navarre, Spanish Republican General Domingo Moriones advances on the Carlists under General Joaquín Elío at nearby
Montejurra. After very heavy fighting both sides claim victory, but Moriones withdraws, and Estella remains in Carlist hands. Don Carlos is present in the front line.
November 22 –
SS Ville du Havre, on passage from New York to France, collides with Scottish 3-masted iron clipper Loch Earn in mid-Atlantic and sinks in 12 minutes with the loss of 226 lives.
December 22 –
Third Carlist War: Battle of Bocairente – Campaigning in Valenica, Spanish Republican General
Valeriano Weyler is attacked at Bocairente, northwest of Alcoy, by a greatly superior Carlist force under General José Santés. Weyler is initially driven back, losing some of his guns, but in a brilliant counter-attack he turns defeat into victory, and Santés is heavily repulsed and forced to withdraw.
December 27 –
Third Carlist War: Siege of Bilbao (until
2 May1874) – Campaigning in
Navarre, Pretender Don Carlos VII and General Joaquín Elío besiege
Bilbao, held by General Ignacio del Castillo and 1,200 men. The Carlist force is ten times this number, and includes most of the troops from Navarre,
Vizcaya and
Álava, although a considerable force is left in Guipúzcoa. Despite defeat at nearby Somorrostro, Republican commander Marshal
Francisco Serrano, supported by Generals Manuel de la Concha and
Arsenio Martínez-Campos, brilliantly breaks the siege, and Concha then marches on Estella.
^"History". Konica Minolta. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^Pyrgidis, C. N. (2016). Railway Transportation Systems: Design, Construction and Operation. CRC Press. p. 156.
^Petrova, Ye. N. (2003). St. Petersburg in Focus: Photographers of the Turn of the Century; in Celebration of the Tercentenary of St. Petersburg. Palace Ed. p. 12.
^Rossel, Sven (1984). Johannes V. Jensen. Boston: Twayne Publishers. p. 1.
ISBN9780805765656.
^Cummins, Laurel (2005). Colette and the conquest of self. Birmingham, Ala: Summa. p. 20.
ISBN9781883479466.
^Wharton, Edith (2000). Yrs. ever affly : the correspondence of Edith Wharton and Louis Bromfield. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press. p. 111.
ISBN9780870135163.
^Bloom, Ken (2013). Routledge Guide to Broadway. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. p. 104.
ISBN9781135871178.
^Ben Fisher (2000). The Pataphysician's Library: An Exploration of Alfred Jarry's 'Livres Pairs'. Liverpool University Press. p. 4.
ISBN9781781388013.
^Manzoni, Alessandro (2004). Alessandro Manzoni's The Count of Carmagnola and Adelchis. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 5.
ISBN9780801878817.
^Magill, Frank (1997). Cyclopedia of world authors. Pasadena, Calif: Salem Press. p. 738.
ISBN9780893564360.
Further reading and year books
1873 Annual Cyclopedia (1874) highly detailed coverage of "Political, Military, and Ecclesiastical Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry" for year 1873; massive compilation of facts and primary documents; worldwide coverage; 831pp
March 29 – The Rio Tinto Company is formed in Spain, following the
February 17 purchase of the Rio Tinto Mine from the Spanish government by a British investment group.
In
Chipping Norton, England, rioters attempt to free the
Ascott Martyrs –16 women sentenced to imprisonment, for attempting to dissuade
strikebreakers in an agricultural labor dispute.
June 9 –
Alexandra Palace entertainment venue in London is destroyed by fire, only a fortnight after its opening.
July–September
July – The end of the war between the United Kingdom and
Ghana's King Kofi KariKari, who is involved in the trading of
slaves, leads to the establishment of the
Gold Coast Colony.
July 9 –
Third Carlist War: Battle of Alpens – Campaigning in Catalonia, a government column under General
José Cabrinetty is ambushed at
Alpens, 15 miles east of Berga, by Carlist forces under General
Francisco Savalls. After heavy fighting, with Cabrinety killed, virtually the entire column of 800 men is killed or captured.
Third Carlist War: Battle of Montejurra – Determined to recapture the key city of
Estella in Navarre, Spanish Republican General Domingo Moriones advances on the Carlists under General Joaquín Elío at nearby
Montejurra. After very heavy fighting both sides claim victory, but Moriones withdraws, and Estella remains in Carlist hands. Don Carlos is present in the front line.
November 22 –
SS Ville du Havre, on passage from New York to France, collides with Scottish 3-masted iron clipper Loch Earn in mid-Atlantic and sinks in 12 minutes with the loss of 226 lives.
December 22 –
Third Carlist War: Battle of Bocairente – Campaigning in Valenica, Spanish Republican General
Valeriano Weyler is attacked at Bocairente, northwest of Alcoy, by a greatly superior Carlist force under General José Santés. Weyler is initially driven back, losing some of his guns, but in a brilliant counter-attack he turns defeat into victory, and Santés is heavily repulsed and forced to withdraw.
December 27 –
Third Carlist War: Siege of Bilbao (until
2 May1874) – Campaigning in
Navarre, Pretender Don Carlos VII and General Joaquín Elío besiege
Bilbao, held by General Ignacio del Castillo and 1,200 men. The Carlist force is ten times this number, and includes most of the troops from Navarre,
Vizcaya and
Álava, although a considerable force is left in Guipúzcoa. Despite defeat at nearby Somorrostro, Republican commander Marshal
Francisco Serrano, supported by Generals Manuel de la Concha and
Arsenio Martínez-Campos, brilliantly breaks the siege, and Concha then marches on Estella.
^"History". Konica Minolta. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^Pyrgidis, C. N. (2016). Railway Transportation Systems: Design, Construction and Operation. CRC Press. p. 156.
^Petrova, Ye. N. (2003). St. Petersburg in Focus: Photographers of the Turn of the Century; in Celebration of the Tercentenary of St. Petersburg. Palace Ed. p. 12.
^Rossel, Sven (1984). Johannes V. Jensen. Boston: Twayne Publishers. p. 1.
ISBN9780805765656.
^Cummins, Laurel (2005). Colette and the conquest of self. Birmingham, Ala: Summa. p. 20.
ISBN9781883479466.
^Wharton, Edith (2000). Yrs. ever affly : the correspondence of Edith Wharton and Louis Bromfield. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press. p. 111.
ISBN9780870135163.
^Bloom, Ken (2013). Routledge Guide to Broadway. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. p. 104.
ISBN9781135871178.
^Ben Fisher (2000). The Pataphysician's Library: An Exploration of Alfred Jarry's 'Livres Pairs'. Liverpool University Press. p. 4.
ISBN9781781388013.
^Manzoni, Alessandro (2004). Alessandro Manzoni's The Count of Carmagnola and Adelchis. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 5.
ISBN9780801878817.
^Magill, Frank (1997). Cyclopedia of world authors. Pasadena, Calif: Salem Press. p. 738.
ISBN9780893564360.
Further reading and year books
1873 Annual Cyclopedia (1874) highly detailed coverage of "Political, Military, and Ecclesiastical Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry" for year 1873; massive compilation of facts and primary documents; worldwide coverage; 831pp