What the records say
- When
- 7 Mar 1821
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 42.40° N, 12.87° E
- Description
- first battle of the Italian unification process ("Risorgimento")
Battle of Rieti
1821 battle of Italian unification
The Battle of Antrodoco (Rieti) was fought on 7 March 1821 between Austria and Neapolitan rebels. The Austrians were victorious. The rebel Neapolitan general Guglielmo Pepe commanded a force numbering 10,000 soldiers, whilst the Austrian general Johann Frimont commanded an army of around 14,500 soldiers.
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