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Battle of Volturnus

Battle of Volturnus was a battle fought in 1860 at Volturno, in what is now Italy. It was part of Unification of Italy, which ran from 1815 to 1871. The recorded result: Garibaldine victory.

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Fought1860
WhereVolturno, Italy41.092N, 14.094E
OutcomeGaribaldine victory
BelligerentsRedshirtsagainstTwo Sicilies
Part ofUnification of Italy1815 to 1871

Where it sits in Unification of Italy

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Record

Date1860 (year precision)
to 2 October 1860
PlaceVolturno, Italy
41.092N, 14.094E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength20,000 #tag:ref|"... one half of which were Calabrese recruits, the other half Northern Italians and Sicilians, with a few French and Hungarians." {G. R. Mundy p.251}|group=nb28,000
Casualties and losses306 killed; 1,327 wounded; 389 missing; Total: 2,022 men260 killed; 731 wounded; 2,253 captured; Total: 3,244 men
Commanders
  • Giosuè Ritucci
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Battle of Volturnus 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 Q2165919, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Volturno, revision 1382469217, 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.