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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Gaeta (1806) canonical | 3 |
| Calabrian campaign (1806) | 1 |
| Siege of Gaeta 1806 | 1 |
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Target entity: Siege of Gaeta (1806) Context triple: [War of the Third Coalition, hasPart, Siege of Gaeta (1806)]
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Battle of Arcole
The Battle of Arcole was a significant 1796 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Italian campaign, where his daring tactics against Austrian forces helped cement his rising military reputation.
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Battle of the Volturno Line
The Battle of the Volturno Line was a World War II campaign in southern Italy in late 1943, where Allied forces fought to break through German defensive positions along the Volturno River as they advanced northward up the Italian peninsula.
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Austrian campaign in Sicily
The Austrian campaign in Sicily was a 1718–1719 military operation in which Habsburg forces invaded and fought to wrest control of Sicily from Spanish rule during the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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Battle of Ancona
The Battle of Ancona was a key World War II engagement on the Italian Front in 1944, in which Allied forces—prominently including the Polish II Corps—captured the strategic Adriatic port city of Ancona from German control.
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Siege of Segusio
The Siege of Segusio was a military engagement in 312 AD during Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy, forming part of the civil war that culminated in the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Gaeta (1806) Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Arcole
The Battle of Arcole was a significant 1796 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Italian campaign, where his daring tactics against Austrian forces helped cement his rising military reputation.
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B.
Battle of the Volturno Line
The Battle of the Volturno Line was a World War II campaign in southern Italy in late 1943, where Allied forces fought to break through German defensive positions along the Volturno River as they advanced northward up the Italian peninsula.
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C.
Austrian campaign in Sicily
The Austrian campaign in Sicily was a 1718–1719 military operation in which Habsburg forces invaded and fought to wrest control of Sicily from Spanish rule during the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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D.
Battle of Ancona
The Battle of Ancona was a key World War II engagement on the Italian Front in 1944, in which Allied forces—prominently including the Polish II Corps—captured the strategic Adriatic port city of Ancona from German control.
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Siege of Segusio
The Siege of Segusio was a military engagement in 312 AD during Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy, forming part of the civil war that culminated in the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.
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Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Napoleonic Wars
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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
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Kingdom of Naples ⓘ southern Italy ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of the fortress of Gaeta
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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)
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surface form:
French campaign in southern Italy (1806)
Napoleonic Wars in Italy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
French invasion of Naples (1806)
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surface form:
French invasion of the Kingdom of Naples (1806)
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| result | French victory ⓘ |
| significance |
helped secure French dominance over the Kingdom of Naples
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removed a major Bourbon stronghold in southern Italy ⓘ |
| startDate | 1806-02-26 ⓘ |
| tactic |
artillery bombardment of the fortress
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protracted blockade ⓘ |
| year | 1806 ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Gaeta (1806) Description of subject: 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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