Editing 1674 (section)

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 4]] &ndash; A Dutch fleet under [[Cornelis Tromp]] [[Capture of Noirmoutier|Captures the island of Noirmoutier]] on the French coast. For nearly three weeks, the Dutch occupied the French island and the Dutch fleet captured many French ships in the meantime. The whole coastline from Brest to Bayonne was in turmoil, and French forces gathered to prevent the Dutch from landing. On 23 July the island of Noirmoutier was however abandoned after the Dutch blew up the castle and demolished the coastal batteries.
* [[July 7]] &ndash; The [[Messina revolt]] against Spanish rule begins on the island of [[Sicily]] as the Italian residents besiege the palace of the Spanish Captain-General and drive out the Spanish garrison.
* [[July 16]] &ndash; In a major battle in the [[Third Anglo-Dutch War]], a large fleet of 18 warships from the [[Dutch Republic]], along with 15 troop transports, nine storeships and 3,400 soldiers, arrives at the island of [[Martinique]] in the [[Caribbean Sea]] for the purpose of [[Invasion of Martinique (1674)|invasion and capture of Martinique from the French colonists]].  Admiral [[Michiel de Ruyter]], commander of the Dutch forces, waits for four days before coming ashore. The French defenders, under the direction of the Governor, [[Antoine André de Sainte-Marthe]], take advantage of the situation to block the entrances to the harbor and to reinforce troops.  The Dutch invasion force is forced to retreat after sustaining heavy losses.
* [[July 17]] &ndash; Two skeletons of children are discovered by workmen repairing a staircase at the [[White Tower (Tower of London)]], and believed at this time to be the remains of the [[Princes in the Tower]]. The urns containing the bones are interred in [[1678]] in [[Westminster Abbey]], with an inscription in [[Latin language|Latin]] that states "Here lie interred the remains of Edward V, King of England, and Richard, Duke of York, whose long desired and much sought after bones, after over a hundred and ninety years, were found interred deep beneath the rubble of the stairs that led up to the Chapel of the White Tower, on the 17 of July in the Year of Our Lord 1674."  <ref>Andrew Beattie, ''Following in the Footsteps of the Princes in the Tower'' (Pen & Sword Books, 2019)</ref>
* [[August 11]] &ndash; The French army under [[Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé]] fights the Dutch–Spanish–Imperial army under [[William III of England|William III of Orange]] at [[Battle of Seneffe|Seneffe]] in a very bloody, but inconclusive battle.
* [[September 17]] &ndash; [[Sukjong of Joseon|Sukjong]] of the [[Joseon Dynasty]], age 13, becomes the new Emperor of Korea upon the death of his father, the Emperor [[Hyeonjong of Joseon|Hyeonjong]].  Sukjong reigns for more than 45 years until his death on July 12, 1720.
* [[September 27]] &ndash; French Navy Commander [[Jean-Baptiste de Valbelle]] arrives at Sicily during the [[Messina revolt]] to help the Messinese expel the last Spanish defenders, taking the fort at Faro in the harbor entrance.