Rebellion

Bava-Beccaris Massacre

6 May 1898 – 9 May 1898 · 45.47° N, 9.21° E

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When
6 May 1898 – 9 May 1898
Kind
Rebellion
Deaths
80
Coordinates
45.47° N, 9.21° E
Description
repression of riots in Milan, Italy (1898)

Bava Beccaris massacre

Repression of riots in Milan, Italy (1898)

The Bava Beccaris massacre, named after the Italian general Fiorenzo Bava Beccaris, was the repression of widespread food riots in Milan, Italy, on 6–10 May 1898. In Italy the suppression of these demonstrations is also known as Fatti di Maggio or I Moti di Milano del 1898. Between 80 and 400 demonstrators were killed, as well as two soldiers, and between 450 and 2,000 were wounded.

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