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Siege of Bastia

Siege of Bastia was a siege conducted on 4 April 1794 at Bastia, in what is now France; it lasted 48 days. It was part of the Corsican War, which ran from 1794 to 1796. The recorded result: Anglo-Corsican victory. Recorded strength: 2,400; Mediterranean Fleet against 5,000.

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A Southern View of Bastia in the Island of Corsica from on board His Majesty's ship Victory during the Siege of that Town in May 1794. Watercolour by en:Ralph Willett Miller
A Southern View of Bastia in the Island of Corsica from on board His Majesty's ship Victory during the Siege of that Town in May 1794. Watercolour by en:Ralph Willett Miller. Ralph Willett Miller, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought4 April 1794lasted 48 days
WhereBastia, France42.701N, 9.450E
OutcomeAnglo-Corsican victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Great Britain; CorsicaagainstFrench First Republic
Part ofCorsican WarInvasion of Corsica

Where it sits in the Corsican War

Invasion of Corsica, 1794Siege of San Fiorenzo, 1794Siege of Bastia, 1794Siege of Calvi, 179417941794Siege of Bastia, 1794
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Record

Date4 April 1794
to 22 May 1794
PlaceBastia, France
42.701N, 9.450E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength2,400; Mediterranean Fleet5,000
Casualties and losses14 killed; 34 wounded; 6 missing; 1 floating battery destroyed700 killed or wounded; 1 corvette captured
Commanders
  • Jean-Pierre Lacombe-Saint-Michel
Siege of BastiaSiege of BastiaRaid of Fort LacroixSiege of FurianiSiege of San FiorenzoBattle of BorgoBattle of VescovatoSiege of San FiorenzoBattle of BorgoBattle of VescovatoFlorenceNicePisaLivornoAjaccioSiena100 km42.701N, 9.450E
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1763 and 1977.

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Elsewhere in 1794

Siege of Bastia is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509863, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Bastia, revision 1383177836, 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.