Siege of Gaeta (1806)

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The Siege of Gaeta (1806) was a protracted Napoleonic-era military blockade in southern Italy in which French forces besieged and captured the Bourbon-held fortress of Gaeta, helping to secure French dominance over the Kingdom of Naples.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Napoleonic Wars
military conflict
siege
associatedWith Joseph Bonaparte
Napoleon I
attacker French forces
belligerent Bourbon loyalist forces
First French Empire
Kingdom of Naples
surface form: Kingdom of Naples (Bourbon)
category Battles of the Napoleonic Wars involving France
Conflicts in 1806
History of Gaeta
Sieges involving France
cause French attempt to eliminate Bourbon resistance in Naples
combatantStrength French forces numerically superior to the garrison
commander André Masséna
Louis-Gabriel Suchet
Prince Louis of Hesse-Philippsthal
conflict Napoleonic Wars
country Italy
surface form: Italy (modern location)
countryAtTime Kingdom of Naples
defender Bourbon garrison of Gaeta
defensiveFeature strong coastal fortress defenses
duration about 5 months
endDate 1806-07-18
followedBy consolidation of French rule in the Kingdom of Naples
fortress Fortress of Gaeta
historicalPeriod Napoleonic era
location Gaeta
Kingdom of Naples
southern Italy
objective capture of the fortress of Gaeta
secure French control over the Kingdom of Naples
opponentOf Kingdom of Naples
surface form: Bourbon monarchy of Naples
outcome surrender of the Gaeta garrison
partOf French invasion of Naples (1806)
surface form: French campaign in southern Italy (1806)

Napoleonic Wars in Italy
precededBy French invasion of Naples (1806)
surface form: French invasion of the Kingdom of Naples (1806)
result French victory
significance helped secure French dominance over the Kingdom of Naples
removed a major Bourbon stronghold in southern Italy
startDate 1806-02-26
tactic artillery bombardment of the fortress
protracted blockade
year 1806

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War of the Third Coalition hasPart Siege of Gaeta (1806)
French invasion of Naples (1806) hasPart Siege of Gaeta (1806)
French invasion of Naples (1806) hasPart Siege of Gaeta (1806)
this entity surface form: Calabrian campaign (1806)
French invasion of Naples (1806) significantEvent Siege of Gaeta (1806)
Gaeta hasHistoricalEvent Siege of Gaeta (1806)
this entity surface form: Siege of Gaeta 1806