Tuesday 20 June 2017

First Carlist War

  • 29 September 1833: F7 dies. Carlist rebels rise up in Torralba del Río (Navarra)
  • 6 October 1833: Charles V is crowned as king at Tricio (La Rioja)
  • 3 November 1833: Battle of Vargas (Cantabria), Liberal victory
  • 14 November 1833: Carlists take Estella (Navarra)
  • 7 December 1833: Carlists in Álava and Vizcaya name Tomás de Zumalacárregui as the leader of their troops.
  • 17 March 1834: Carlists take Barrundia (Euskadi)
  • 19 August 1834: Carlists take Peña de San Fausto
  • 21 October 1834: Carlists take Cenicero (Logroño)
  • 26 October 1834: Liberals launch an offensive that reaches Alegría de Álava
  • 27 October 1834: Carlists win a battle near Alegría de Álava
  • 28 October 1834: Carlists win a battle 15 Km east of Vitoria
  • 12 December 1834: Liberals win a victory in Mendaza (Navarra)
  • 13 December 1834: Carlists fall back to Campezo
  • 15 December 1834: Carlists reach the Ega river at a single point in Arquijas.
  • 8 March 1835: Carlists take Larraga
  • 12 March 1835: Carlists take Maeztu, Alsasua, Elizondo, Santesteban and Urdax after the Action of Larreimar.
  • 17 March 1835: Carlists advance but do not take Pamplona, Bilbao, San Sebstián and Vitoria
  • 12 April 1835: Carlists push the liberals on ther side of the Ebro and Arga rivers
  • 22 April 1835: A Liberal raid is defeated at Améscoa Baja
  • 2 June 1835: Part of Bilbao (Puerto de Descarga) is taken by the Carlists.
  • 10 June 1835: Bilbao is laid siege by the Carlists
  • 24 June 1835: General Zumalacárregui dies at Cegama, Guipúzcua
  • 1 July 1835: Liberals relieve the siege of Bilbao
  • 23 October 1836: Bilbao is laid siege
  • 28 October 1836: The siege of Bilbao is broken.
  • 14 November 1836: Bilbao is laid siege again.
  • 27 November 1836: Liberal general Espartero is defeated at the Nervión River.
  • 30 November 1836: Espartero crosses the Nervión at it's mouth (Portugalete).
  • 1 December 1836: The Battle of Luchana commences with both sides fighting all across the Nervión from Portugalete to Bilbao.
  • 25 December 1836: The siege of Bilbao is finally lifted.
  • 16 March 1837: Battle of Oriamendi, near Hernani. Decisive Carlist Victory.
  • 15 May 1837: Carlist expedition begins from Estella towards Echauri
  • 17 May 1837: Carlists take Echauri
  • 18 May 1837: Carlists take Monreal
  • 23 May 1837: Carlists take Marracos (Aragon)
  • 24 May 1837: Carlists take Huesca
  • 25 May 1837: Liberals retake Huesca
  • 27 May 1837: Carlists take Huesca again and march towards Catalonia
  • 28 May 1837: Barbastro taken by the Carlists
  • 2 June 1837: Liberals suffer a defeat at the battle of Barbastro
  • 3 June 1837: Carlists take Estada and stop there
  • 5 June 1837: Carlists resume their advance
  • 8 June 1837: Carlists enter Avellanes Santa Liña
  • 12 June 1837: Battle of Guisona, liberal victory.
  • 19 June 1837: Carlists take Suria (Barcelona)
  • 20 June 1837: Carlists take Sampedor
  • 24 June 1837: Carlists march towards Vallbona de las Monjas
  • 27 June 1837: Carlists reach Ginestar
  • 29 June 1837: Carlists cross the Ebro at Cherta. Battle between the Carlists of Cabrera and the Liberals.
  • 3 July 1837: Carlists resume their march towards Valencia
  • 7 July 1837: Carlists siege Castellón
  • 9 July 1837: Siege of Castellón abandoned by the Carlists who march towards Valencia
  • 12 July 1837: Carlists take Burjassot.
  • 13 July 1837: Carlists abandon the idea of taking Valencia and turn towards Chiva.
  • 15 July 1837: Battle of Chiva, Carlist defeat who advance back to the Maestrazgo.
  • 24 July 1837: Carlists take Miranda del Ebro and advance towards Segovia
  • 3 August 1837: Carlists take Segovia 
  • 11 August 1837: Carlists take Torrelodones.
  • 23 August 1837: Liberals take Herrera (Maestrazgo)
  • 25 August 1837: Liberals are crushed at Herrera and the city is retaken.