Career and Performance of the Artillery Officers in the Batteries of the Siege of Cartagena (1873–1874)

Abstract

The pacification of cantonal Cartagena occurred at a very difficult time for Spain. The republican government had to face several conflicts at the same time, as well as internal disorder and indiscipline in the Army. In these pages, an investigation is proposed, from the field of prosopography, on the artillery officers who were in charge of the cannon batteries and who ended up surrendered in Cartagena. The objective is to know their previous and future trajectories, in addition to the training they received to successfully fulfill their mission.