siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Siege of Ancona
Siege of Ancona was a siege conducted in May 1815 at Ancona, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Neapolitan War. The recorded result: Coalition victory. Recorded strength: 2,300 against 1,500.
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Record
| Date | May 1815 (month precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Ancona, Italy 43.617N, 13.517E | |
| Part of | Neapolitan War (1815) | |
| Kind | Siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | Coalition victory | |
| Belligerents | Austrian Empire; United Kingdom; Kingdom of Sicily | Kingdom of Naples |
| Commanders | Menrad Freiherr von Geppert | Baron Monte Majo |
| Strength | 2,300 | 1,500 |
| Casualties and losses | Light | 500 killed or wounded; 1,000 captured |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Ancona 1860, same recorded site
- Siege of Ancona 1799, same recorded site
- Siege of Ancona 1174, same recorded site
- Battle of Ancona 1944, 0.6 km
- Bombardment of Ancona 1915, 8.2 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Scapezzano 1 May 1815
- After: Battle of Tolentino 3 May 1815
- All 13 engagements of Neapolitan War
Elsewhere in 1815
- Battle of Waterloo Belgium
- Battle of New Orleans United States
- Battle of Ligny Belgium
- Battle of Quatre Bras Belgium
- Battle of Wavre Belgium
Siege of Ancona is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 626 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3485810, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ancona, revision 1370738827, 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.