Battle of Calatafimi

Quando

15 de mai. de 1860

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

37.90° N, 12.85° E

Description

1860 battle

Battle during the unification of Italy

The Battle of Calatafimi was fought on 15 May 1860 between Giuseppe Garibaldi's Redshirts and the troops of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies at Calatafimi, Sicily, as part of the Expedition of the Thousand. The battle was Garibaldi's first victory during his invasion of Sicily in 1860 and saw his 'Thousand' defeat a larger Neapolitan army sent from Palermo to block the roads to the Sicilian capital.

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