battle, notable, early modern

Battle of Milazzo

Name: Battle of Milazzo
Location: Milazzo, Italy

Battle of Milazzo was a battle fought in 1718 at Milazzo, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Milazzo. It was part of Q141633675. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 6,000 against 9,300.

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Fought1718

WhereMilazzo, Italy38.217N, 15.237E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSpanish victory

BelligerentsHoly Roman EmpireagainstSpanish Empire

Casualties and losses1,500 killed or wounded; 300 prisonersand1,500 killed or wounded; 200 prisoners

Part ofQ141633675

Record

Date	1718 (year precision)
Place	Milazzo, Italy 38.217N, 15.237E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	6,000	9,300
Casualties and losses	1,500 killed or wounded; 300 prisoners	1,500 killed or wounded; 200 prisoners
Commanders	Count Wirich Philipp von Daun	Juan Francisco de Bette, 3rd Marquis of Lede

Placed at Milazzo; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Milazzo 1860, same recorded site
Battle of Mylae 260 BC, 0.3 km W
Siege of Rometta AD 963, 16 km E
Battle of Tyndaris 257 BC, 19 km SW
Battle of Abacaenum 393 BC, 22 km SW

In the same war

After: Battle of Francavilla 1719

Elsewhere in 1718

Battle of Cape Passaro Italy
Siege of Fredriksten Norway
Battle of the Salween River People's Republic of China
Battle of Ocracoke United States
Battle of Elafonisos Greece

Battle of Milazzo is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2053203, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Milazzo (1718), revision 1375715960, 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.