Battle of Velletri
Battle of Velletri was a battle fought on 16 June 1744 at Velletri, in what is now Italy; it lasted 56 days. It was part of the War of the Austrian Succession, which ran from 1740 to 1748. The recorded result: Spanish-Neapolitan victory; Austrian invasion of the Kingdom of Naples crippled. Recorded strength: 25,000 against 25,000.
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Carlo III alla battaglia di Velletri, Reggia di Caserta. Camillo Guerra (1797-1874), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 16 June 1744 lasted 56 days
Where Velletri, Italy 41.700N, 12.683E
Outcome Spanish-Neapolitan victory; Austrian invasion of the Kingdom of Naples crippled
Belligerents Kingdom of Naples; Kingdom of Spain against Habsburg Monarchy
Casualties and losses Unknown killed or wounded; 600 prisoners and 1,500 killed or wounded; 300 prisoners
Where it sits in the War of the Austrian Succession Battle of Mollwitz, 1741 Siege of Brieg, 1741 Siege of Prague, 1742 Siege of Brno, 1742 Battle of Chotusitz, 1742 Battle of Sahay, 1742 Action of 14 June 1742, 1742 Siege of Mirandola, 1742 Bombardment of Mataró and Palamós, 1742 Battle of Campo Santo, 1743 Battle of Dettingen, 1743 Planned French Invasion of Britain, 1744 Battle of Toulon, 1744 Battle of Villafranca, 1744 Battle of Velletri, 1744 Battle of Casteldelfino, 1744 Siege of Prague, 1744 Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo, 1744 Siege of Valenza, 1745 Battle of Pfaffenhofen, 1745 Siege of Tournai, 1745 Battle of Fontenoy, 1745 Siege of Louisbourg, 1745 Battle of Anguilla, 1745 Fall of Ghent, 1745 Battle of Melle, 1745 Siege of Ath, 1745 Battle of Bassignano, 1745 Battle of Soor, 1745 Battle of Hennersdorf, 1745 Siege of Brussels, 1746 Siege of Genoa, 1746 Battle of Piacenza, 1746 Action of 6 July 1746, 1746 Siege of Namur, 1746 Battle of Madras, 1746 Raid on Lorient, 1746 Battle of Rocoux, 1746 Battle of Adyar, 1746 Siege of Antibes, 1746 Siege of Genoa, 1747 First Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747 Siege of Bergen op Zoom, 1747 Battle of Lauffeld, 1747 Battle of Assietta, 1747 Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747 Battle of Saint-Louis-du-Sud, 1748 Siege of Maastricht, 1748 Siege of Cuddalore, 1748 1741 1748 Battle of Velletri, 1744 49 placed engagements of the War of the Austrian Succession in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 16 June 1744to 11 August 1744 Place Velletri, Italy41.700N, 12.683E Kind Battle, early modern Strength 25,000 25,000 Casualties and losses Unknown killed or wounded; 600 prisoners 1,500 killed or wounded; 300 prisoners Commanders Charles VII of Naples Francesco Eboli, Duke of Castropignano Jean Thierry du Mont, comte de Gages
Battle of Velletri Battle of Velletri Battle of Marino Battle of Mount Algidus Battle of Monte Porzio Battle of Longula Battle of Lake Regillus Battle of Longula Battle of Lake Regillus Naples Salerno Pescara L'Aquila Benevento Civitavecchia Campobasso 100 km 41.700N, 12.683E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Battle of Velletri is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2280582 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Velletri , revision 1370276294, 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.
