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Siege of Ancona

Siege of Ancona was a siege conducted in May 1815 at Ancona, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Neapolitan War. The recorded result: Coalition victory. Recorded strength: 2,300 against 1,500.

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FoughtMay 1815
WhereAncona, Italy43.617N, 13.517E
OutcomeCoalition victory
BelligerentsAustrian Empire; United Kingdom; Kingdom of SicilyagainstKingdom of Naples
Casualties and lossesLightand500 killed or wounded; 1,000 captured
Part ofNeapolitan War1815

Where it sits in the Neapolitan War

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Record

DateMay 1815 (month precision)
to 30 May 1815
PlaceAncona, Italy
43.617N, 13.517E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength2,3001,500
Casualties and lossesLight500 killed or wounded; 1,000 captured
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 1174 and 1944.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1815

Siege of Ancona is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3485810, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ancona, revision 1370738827, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.