Atlas of Battles

battle, notable, Revolutionary and Napoleonic

Battle of Maida

Battle of Maida was a battle fought on 4 July 1806 at Maida, in what is now Italy. It was part of the War of the Third Coalition, which ran from 1805 to 1806. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 to 5,236 against 5,050 to 6,440.

See it on the globe Read the article

Battle of Maida 1806label QS:Len,"Battle of Maida 1806"label QS:Lpl,"Bitwa pod Maidą"
Battle of Maida 1806label QS:Len,"Battle of Maida 1806"label QS:Lpl,"Bitwa pod Maidą". Philip James de Loutherbourg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought4 July 1806
WhereMaida, Italy38.850N, 16.367E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstFrance
Casualties and losses45 killed; 282 woundedand490 killed; 870 wounded; 722 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, 180718051807Battle of Maida, 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

Date4 July 1806
PlaceMaida, Italy
38.850N, 16.367E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength5,000 to 5,2365,050 to 6,440
Casualties and losses45 killed; 282 wounded490 killed; 870 wounded; 722 captured
Commanders
  • John Stuart (British Army officer, born 1759)
Battle of MaidaBattle of MaidaBattle of NumistroCapture of SquillaceSiege of CatanzaroBattle of CatanzaroSiege of AmanteaBattle of NumistroCapture of SquillaceSiege of AmanteaMessina100 km38.850N, 16.367E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1806

Battle of Maida 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 Q588075, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Maida, revision 1373233507, 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.