Battle of Palermo (1860)

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The Battle of Palermo (1860) was a decisive urban engagement during Giuseppe Garibaldi’s campaign in Sicily that led to the capture of Palermo and significantly advanced the cause of Italian unification.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
event in the Italian unification
urban battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Palermo (1860)
surface form: Insurrection of Palermo (1860)
belligerent Giuseppe Garibaldi’s volunteer forces
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (by unification of Naples and Sicily)
surface form: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
cause Garibaldi’s campaign to overthrow Bourbon rule in Sicily
Sicilian discontent with Bourbon administration
characteristic heavy fighting in densely populated urban areas
use of improvised volunteer forces
commander Ferdinando Lanza NERFINISHED
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Vincenzo Giordano Orsini
conflict Expedition of the Thousand
Italian Risorgimento
surface form: Italian unification
countryAtTime Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (by unification of Naples and Sicily)
surface form: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
date 1860
endDate 1860-06-06
followedBy Garibaldi’s advance across Sicily
crossing of the Strait of Messina by Garibaldi’s forces
hasPart naval bombardment of Palermo
siege of Palermo
street fighting in Palermo
historicalPeriod 19th century
historicalRegion Southern Italy
involves civilian population of Palermo
locatedIn Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (by unification of Naples and Sicily)
surface form: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

Sicily
opposedBy Royal Army of the Two Sicilies
surface form: Bourbon royal army of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
outcome establishment of a provisional dictatorship under Garibaldi in Sicily
integration of Sicily into the process of Italian unification
partOf Italian Risorgimento
surface form: Risorgimento

Second Italian War of Independence era
place Palermo
precededBy Battle of Calatafimi
result capture of Palermo by Garibaldi’s forces
decisive Garibaldian victory
political collapse of Bourbon authority in western Sicily
withdrawal of Bourbon troops from Palermo
significance decisive engagement in the Sicilian campaign of 1860
important milestone in Italian unification
major step toward the fall of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
startDate 1860-05-27
supportedBy Kingdom of Sardinia Navy
surface form: Royal Sardinian Navy (indirectly, via presence and mediation)

local Sicilian insurgents
tactics barricades in city streets
naval bombardment by Bourbon fleet
urban guerrilla warfare

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Expedition of the Thousand keyBattle Battle of Palermo (1860)
Garibaldi’s Thousand notableBattle Battle of Palermo (1860)
Battle of Calatafimi followedBy Battle of Palermo (1860)
this entity surface form: Siege of Palermo (1860)
Battle of Palermo (1860) alsoKnownAs Battle of Palermo (1860)
this entity surface form: Insurrection of Palermo (1860)