Year by year · 19th century

1874

1874 in world history: 19 events, 28 births, 7 deaths, 2 works, 2 states founded and 4 that came to an end. 964 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 9 October

    The Treaty of Bern founds the Universal Postal Union

    Representatives of 22 countries signed the Treaty of Bern, creating a single postal territory for exchanging letters. Its anniversary is marked as World Post Day.

  2. War

    Third Anglo-Ashanti War

    The Third Anglo-Ashanti War was a conflict between the British Empire and the Ashanti Empire, culminating in 1874.

  3. Battle

    Battle of Amoaful

    The Battle of Amoaful was fought on 31 January 1874 in the forest south of Kumasi, when a British expedition under Sir Garnet Wolseley defeated a large Asante army.

  4. Battle

    Battle of Ordashu

    The Battle of Ordashu was fought on 4 February 1874 a few miles south of Kumasi, the last engagement of Sir Garnet Wolseley's expedition against the Asante.

  5. Battle

    Battle of Manawashi

    The Battle of Manawashi was fought in 1874 in Darfur, where the forces of the Sudanese slave-trading warlord al-Zubayr Rahma Mansur, operating with tacit Egyptian backing, defeated the army of Sultan Ibrahim.

  6. Treaty · Peace

    Treaty of Fomena

    The Treaty of Fomena was the peace agreement of 1874 between the British Empire and the Ashanti Empire following the Third Anglo-Ashanti War.

  7. Treaty

    Deed of Cession (Fiji)

    The Deed of Cession was the instrument by which Ratu Seru Cakobau and other Fijian chiefs ceded Fiji to Queen Victoria on 10 October 1874, making the islands a British colony.

  8. Treaty

    Pangkor Treaty of 1874

    The Pangkor Treaty of 1874 was signed in January 1874 off the island of Pangkor between the British governor of the Straits Settlements, Sir Andrew Clarke, and Malay chiefs of Perak.

  9. Treaty

    Treaty of Saigon (1874)

    The Treaty of Saigon of 15 March 1874, negotiated by the French official Paul-Louis-Félix Philastre after Francis Garnier's seizure of Hanoi, recognised French sovereignty over all six provinces of Cochinchina.

ProfileState823 states with a known seat in 1874Open the atlas at 1874 →

In the profiles

  • Ashanti EmpireSir Garnet Wolseley's expedition enters Kumasi and burns the capital
  • Darfur SultanateAl-Zubayr defeats Sultan Ibrahim at Manawashi and Darfur is annexed by Egypt
  • Swiss ConfederationConstitutional revision introduces the optional referendum on federal laws
  • Aceh SultanateA Dutch expedition captures the sultan's palace
  • ComancheriaMackenzie’s troops destroy the Comanche horse herd in Palo Duro Canyon

Wars and longer events

Born in 1874 28

Show all 28

Died in 1874 7

Works 2

States founded 2

States that came to an end 4

All years → The 19th century →

Cite this page
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). 1874. In The Epoch Institute, Year by Year. https://the-epoch-institute.org/years/1874
MLA
“1874.” The Epoch Institute, Year by Year, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/years/1874. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “1874.” The Epoch Institute, Year by Year. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/years/1874.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘1874’, The Epoch Institute, Year by Year. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/years/1874 (Accessed: ).