battle, nineteenth century

Pettorano massacre

Name: Pettorano massacre
Location: Italy

Pettorano massacre was a battle fought in 1860 in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q1458291. The recorded result: Bourbon victory. Recorded strength: 1,000–2,000 against 2,000.

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Fought1860

WhereItaly41.567N, 14.283E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeBourbon victory

BelligerentsSouthern ArmyagainstThe Two Sicilies

Casualties and lossesOnly 372 survived; (during massacre)andUnknown; (during massacre)

Part ofQ1458291

Where it sits in Q1458291

4 placed engagements of Q1458291 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1860 (year precision)
Place	Italy 41.567N, 14.283E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	1,000–2,000	2,000
Casualties and losses	Only 372 survived; (during massacre)	Unknown; (during massacre); ~300 killed on both sides (first battle)
Commanders	Francesco Nullo

Placed at its recorded location; 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 Bovianum 305 BC, 18 km SE
Battle of Castel di Sangro 1815, 28 km NW
Battle of San Pietro Infine 1943, 30 km SW
Battle of Cisterna 1944, 31 km SW
battle of Montelungo 1943, 31 km SW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Castelfidardo 18 September 1860
After: Siege of Capua 1 November 1860

Elsewhere in 1860

Pettorano massacre 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 Q28668427, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Pettorano massacre, revision 1384624927, 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.