Battle of Milazzo

When

17 Jul 1860 – 24 Jul 1860

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

38.22° N, 15.24° E

Description

1860 battle

Battle in Sicily

The Battle of Milazzo was fought between 17 and 24 July 1860 in the vicinity and in the city of Milazzo, when the Thousand led by Giuseppe Garibaldi, together with numerous volunteers who subsequently landed, mainly the Medici, formed the first nucleus of the Southern Army, that is, Garibaldi's army that landed in Sicily, invading the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Milazzo: The forces of Giuseppe Garibaldi defeat royal Neapolitan forces near Messina, bringing nearly all of Sicily under Garibaldi's control”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire des Mille à la bataille de Milazzo”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page