Siege of Gaeta (1860–1861)
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The siege of Gaeta was the concluding event of the war between the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, part of the unification of Italy. It started on 5 November 1860 and ended on
Illustration by Raffaele Pontremoli, c. 1880
Battle of the Volturno
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The Battle of the Volturno refers to a series of military clashes between Giuseppe Garibaldi's volunteers and the troops of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies occurring around the River Volturno, between the
Siege of Gaeta (1860–1861)
…Liborio Romano. At first, he planned to organise a resistance in Capua. However, after Capua was lost to the Garibaldines in the aftermath of the battle of the Volturnus (October), he and his wife Marie Sophie took refuge in the strong coastal fortress of Gaeta. Gaeta was one of the strongest military fortresses in…
Scene from the battle
A scene from the battle in Santa Maria Capua Vetere