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Siege of Amantea

Siege of Amantea was a siege conducted in December 1806 at Amantea, in what is now Italy; it ran into the following year. The recorded result: French victory; Calabrian insurrection suppressed.

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FoughtDecember 1806ran into the following year
WhereAmantea, Italy39.133N, 16.067E
OutcomeFrench victory; Calabrian insurrection suppressed
BelligerentsKingdom of Naples; Kingdom of Naples; United Kingdom; Kingdom of Sicilyagainst22px|border First French Empire

Record

DateDecember 1806 (month precision)
to January 1807
PlaceAmantea, Italy
39.133N, 16.067E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Commanders
  • Giovanni Battista De Micheli
  • Ridolfo Mirabelli
  • William Sidney Smith
  • Fra Diavolo
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Elsewhere in 1806

Siege of Amantea is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3625434, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Amantea, revision 1370738781, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.