siege, nineteenth century

Siege of Palermo

Name: Siege of Palermo
Start: 1860-05-27
Location: Palermo, Italy

Siege of Palermo was a siege conducted on 27 May 1860 at Palermo, in what is now Italy; it lasted 3 days. It was part of the Expedition of the Thousand, which ran from 1860 to 1861. The recorded result: Garibaldine victory. Recorded strength: 3,750 against 18,000–22,000.

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Fought27 May 1860lasted 3 days

WherePalermo, Italy38.117N, 13.367E

OutcomeGaribaldine victory

BelligerentsRedshirtsagainstTwo Sicilies

Casualties and lossesUnknownand200 killed; 800 wounded

Part ofExpedition of the Thousand1860 to 1861

Record

Date	27 May 1860 to 30 May 1860
Place	Palermo, Italy 38.117N, 13.367E
Kind	Siege, nineteenth century
Strength	3,750	18,000–22,000
Casualties and losses	Unknown	200 killed; 800 wounded; 600 civilians killed
Commanders	Giuseppe Garibaldi	Ferdinando Lanza

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Panormus 251 BC, same recorded site
Battle of Palermo 254 BC, same recorded site
Siege of Panormus AD 535, 0.3 km W
Siege of Palermo 1391, 0.4 km W
Bombing of Palermo in World War II 1943, 0.5 km W

Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 254 BC and 1943.

Elsewhere in 1860

Siege of Palermo 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 Q3152955, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Palermo, revision 1382469192, 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.