What the records say
- When
- 13 Apr 1814 – 18 Apr 1814
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 44.41° N, 8.93° E
- Description
- 1814 siege in the Napoleonic Wars
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Siege of Genoa (1814)
1814 conflict in the Napoleonic Wars
The siege of Genoa on 13–18 April 1814 was the capture of the port city of Genoa from the First French Empire by a British–Sicilian army, during the War of the Sixth Coalition. The Anglo-Sicilian forces, commanded by Lieutenant General Lord William Bentinck, laid siege to the Ligurian capital, while the Austrians invaded Lombardy in the Italian campaign of 1813–1814.
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