What the records say
- When
- 1746
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 44.41° N, 8.93° E
- Description
- 1746 Austrian siege
Siege of Genoa (1746)
Uprising during the War of Austrian Succession
The siege of Genoa took place in 1746 during the War of the Austrian Succession when an Allied force of Austrians, Sardinian soldiers, and British sailors besieged the capital of the Republic of Genoa. The city ultimately surrendered to commander Antoniotto Botta Adorno, after being abandoned by its principal allies France and Spain.
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