siege, nineteenth century

Siege of Gaeta

Name: Siege of Gaeta
Location: Gaeta, Italy

Siege of Gaeta was a siege conducted in 1860 at Gaeta, in what is now Italy; it ran into the following year. The recorded result: Sardinian victory. Recorded strength: 18,000 infantry; 180 guns; 10 ships against 20,000 infantry; 450 guns; 17 ships.

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Fought1860ran into the following year

WhereGaeta, Italy41.222N, 13.555E

OutcomeSardinian victory

BelligerentsKingdom of SardiniaagainstTwo Sicilies

Casualties and losses46 killed; 321 woundedand829 killed; 2,000 wounded

Record

Date	1860 (year precision) to 13 February 1861
Place	Gaeta, Italy 41.222N, 13.555E
Kind	Siege, nineteenth century
Strength	18,000 infantry; 180 guns; 10 ships	20,000 infantry; 450 guns; 17 ships
Casualties and losses	46 killed; 321 wounded	829 killed; 2,000 wounded
Commanders	Enrico Cialdini Tommaso De Cristoforis

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Garigliano 1503, 1.2 km SE
Siege of Gaeta 1707, 1.2 km SE
Siege of Gaeta 1815, 1.2 km SE
Siege of Gaeta 1734, 1.8 km SE
Siege of Gaeta 1806, 1.9 km SE

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 1503 and 1860.

Elsewhere in 1860

Siege of Gaeta 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 Q1091654, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Gaeta (1860–1861), revision 1370741360, 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.