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Siege of Calvi

Siege of Calvi was a siege conducted on 17 June 1794 at Calvi, in what is now France; it lasted 54 days. It was part of the Corsican War, which ran from 1794 to 1796. The recorded result: Anglo-Corsican victory. Recorded strength: 2,300; Mediterranean Fleet against 6,000 total regulars and militia on the island; 2 frigates; 2 brigs; 1 gunboat.

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Print depicting the wounding of Horatio Nelson at the Siege of Calvi, 1794
Print depicting the wounding of Horatio Nelson at the Siege of Calvi, 1794. Bowyer, Robert, Worthington, William Henry & Bromley, William, 1808, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought17 June 1794lasted 54 days
WhereCalvi, France42.569N, 8.757E
OutcomeAnglo-Corsican victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Great Britain; CorsicaagainstFrance
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 Calvi, 1794
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Record

Date17 June 1794
to 10 August 1794
PlaceCalvi, France
42.569N, 8.757E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength2,300; Mediterranean Fleet6,000 total regulars and militia on the island; 2 frigates; 2 brigs; 1 gunboat
Casualties and losses38 killed; 50 wounded; 1,000 sick700 killed or wounded; 2 frigates captured; 2 brigs captured; 1 gunboat captured
Commanders
  • Raphaël, Comte de Casabianca
Siege of CalviSiege of CalviSiege of CalviBattle of Ponte NovuSiege of San FiorenzoItalian occupation of CorsicaSiege of FurianiBattle of Ponte NovuSiege of San FiorenzoItalian occupation of CorsicaNicePisaLivornoAjaccio100 km42.569N, 8.757E
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Siege of Calvi 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 Q3485851, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Calvi, revision 1383177849, 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.