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Battle of Tolentino

Battle of Tolentino was a battle fought on 3 May 1815 at Tolentino, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Neapolitan War. Recorded strength: 11,938 men; 1,452 horses; 28 guns against 25,588 men; 4,790 horses; 58 guns.

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Battle of Tolentino
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Fought3 May 1815
WhereTolentino, Italy43.214N, 13.291E
OutcomeAustrian victory; King Murat of Naples is forced to flee Naples and later Captured and Executed.; Treaty of Casalanza signed on 20 May 1815.; Ferdinand I replaces Murat of Naples as King on May 22 1815.
BelligerentsAustrian Empire; Grand Duchy of TuscanyagainstKingdom of Naples
Casualties and losses800 total: 700 killed; 100 woundedand4,120 total: 1,120 killed; 600 wounded; 2,400 captured
Part ofNeapolitan War1815

Where it sits in the Neapolitan War

Battle of the Panaro, 1815Battle of Occhiobello, 1815Battle of Carpi, 1815Battle of Massa, 1815Battle of Casaglia, 1815Battle of Ronco, 1815Battle of Cesenatico, 1815Battle of Castel di Sangro, 1815Battle of Pesaro, 1815Battle of Scapezzano, 1815Siege of Ancona, 1815Battle of Tolentino, 1815Battle of San Germano, 1815Siege of Gaeta, 181518151815Battle of Tolentino, 1815
14 placed engagements of the Neapolitan War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date3 May 1815
PlaceTolentino, Italy
43.214N, 13.291E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength11,938 men; 1,452 horses; 28 guns25,588 men; 4,790 horses; 58 guns
Casualties and losses800 total: 700 killed; 100 wounded4,120 total: 1,120 killed; 600 wounded; 2,400 captured
Commanders
Battle of TolentinoBattle of TolentinoBattle of CastelfidardoBattle of MontecarottoSiege of Macerata in 1377Battle of CamerinumBattle of CingoliBattle of CamerinumBattle of CingoliFlorencePescaraRavennaAnconaZadarL'AquilaCivitavecchiaSiena100 km43.214N, 13.291E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Tolentino
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Tolentino today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-10-02. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 222 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 157 to 491 m, 334 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 37% cropland, 25% tree cover, 23% grassland.

cropland: 37%tree cover: 25%grassland: 23%built-up: 11%shrubland: 4%cropland 37%tree cover 25%grassland 23%built-up 11%shrubland 4%
west to east, 10.0 km180 to 489 mnorth to south, 10.0 km179 to 399 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

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Elsewhere in 1815

Battle of Tolentino 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 Q1359641, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tolentino, revision 1370275605, 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.