1874
Nov 2
| 1874 • First Battle of Somorrostro (Third Carlist War): Determined to raise the siege of Bilbao by the Pretender Don Carlos VII, Republican commander Marshal Francisco Serrano sent General Domingo Moriones with a relief force of 14,000 men. Carlists, under General Nicolás Ollo, entrenched at Somorrostro outside Bilbao drive back a courageous assault by General Fernando Primo de Rivera and then the entire Republican army. The republicans lose 1,200 men, and Moriones loses his nerve demanding reinforcements and a replacement for himself. Moriones men entrenched and waited. |
1902
Jan 15
Age: 27y
| 1902 • In the United States, a five-month strike by the United Mine Workers ends. |
1926
Mar 24
Age: 51y
| 1926 • The League of Nations Slavery Convention abolishes all types of slavery. |