siege, nineteenth century
Siege of Messina
Siege of Messina was a siege conducted in September 1847 at Messina, in what is now Italy; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Sicilian revolution of 1848, which ran from 1848 to 1849. The recorded result: Neapolitan victory: The Bourbons of Naples regain control of Messina. Recorded strength: 25,000 against 6,000.
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Record
| Date | September 1847 (month precision) to 24 August 1848 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Messina, Italy 38.183N, 15.550E | |
| Kind | Siege, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 25,000 | 6,000 |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Messene 397 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Messina 1041, same recorded site
- Siege of Messina 1300, same recorded site
- Siege of Messina AD 842, same recorded site
- Siege of Messina 313 BC, same recorded site
Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 397 BC and 1847.
In the same war
- After: Five Days of Messina 1848
Elsewhere in 1847
- Battle of Chapultepec Mexico
- Siege of Veracruz Mexico
- Battle of Buena Vista Mexico
- Battle of Churubusco Mexico
- Battle of Contreras Mexico
Siege of Messina 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 Q16529026, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Messina (1848), revision 1370743482, 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.