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Siege of Gaeta

Siege of Gaeta was a siege conducted on 26 February 1806 at Gaeta, in what is now Italy; it lasted 5 months. It was part of the War of the Third Coalition, which ran from 1805 to 1806. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 12,000 against 7,000.

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Siege of Gaeta
Siege of Gaeta. Théodore Jung, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought26 February 1806lasted 5 months
WhereGaeta, Italy41.211N, 13.571E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrance; ItalyagainstKingdom of Naples
Casualties and losses1,000 killed or woundedand1,000 killed or wounded; 6,000 captured
Part ofWar of the Third Coalition1805 to 1806

Where it sits in the War of the Third Coalition

Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1805Ulm Campaign, 1805Battle of Wertingen, 1805Battle of Günzburg, 1805Battle of Günzburg, 1805Battle of Haslach-Jungingen, 1805Battle of Elchingen, 1805Battle of Verona, 1805Battle of Trafalgar, 1805Battle of Caldiero, 1805Battle of Mehrnbach, 1805Battle of Lambach, 1805Battle of Forano, 1805Battle of Steyr, 1805Battle of Amstetten, 1805Battle of Dürenstein, 1805Capitulation of Dornbirn, 1805Battle of Schöngrabern, 1805Battle of Castelfranco Veneto, 1805Battle at Wischau, 1805Battle of Austerlitz, 1805Invasion of Naples, 1806Siege of Gaeta, 1806Battle of Campo Tenese, 1806Battle of Maida, 1806Battle of Mileto, 180718051807Siege of Gaeta, 1806
26 placed engagements of the War of the Third Coalition in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date26 February 1806
to 18 July 1806
PlaceGaeta, Italy
41.211N, 13.571E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength12,0007,000
Casualties and losses1,000 killed or wounded1,000 killed or wounded; 6,000 captured
Commanders
  • André Masséna
  • Nicolas Bernard Guiot de Lacour
  • Jacques David Martin de Campredon
  • Louis of Hesse-Philippsthal
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 1503 and 1860.

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Elsewhere in 1806

Siege of Gaeta 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 Q734318, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Gaeta (1806), revision 1384546222, 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.