Battle of Milazzo (1860)

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Milazzo (1860) was a decisive engagement in Giuseppe Garibaldi’s campaign to conquer Sicily during the Expedition of the Thousand, paving the way for the unification of southern Italy with the Kingdom of Sardinia.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Milazzo (1860) canonical	2
Battle of Milazzo 1860	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
aim	to expel Bourbon forces from northeastern Sicily ⓘ
belligerent	Royal Army of the Two Sicilies ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies army Redshirts volunteer corps ⓘ surface form: Redshirts
commandedBy	Giuseppe Garibaldi ⓘ
commandStructure	Expedition of the Thousand ⓘ surface form: Garibaldi’s volunteer army
conflict	Italian Wars of Independence ⓘ surface form: Italian unification wars
conflictOf	Expedition of the Thousand ⓘ
consequence	consolidation of Garibaldi’s rule in Sicily ⓘ facilitated unification of southern Italy with the Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ weakening of Bourbon control in southern Italy ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
date	1860-07-20 ⓘ
describedAs	decisive engagement in Garibaldi’s Sicilian campaign ⓘ
endDate	1860-07-24 ⓘ
followedBy	Garibaldi’s advance toward mainland Italy ⓘ crossing of the Strait of Messina ⓘ fall of Messina (1860) ⓘ
hasParticipant	Giuseppe Garibaldi ⓘ Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (by unification of Naples and Sicily) ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
hasSide	Bourbon royal army ⓘ surface form: Bourbon forces Garibaldian forces ⓘ surface form: Garibaldian volunteers
hasTheatre	Sicilian theatre of the Italian unification ⓘ
historicalPeriod	19th century ⓘ
historicalRegion	southern Italy ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources	Italian ⓘ
location	Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (by unification of Naples and Sicily) ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Milazzo ⓘ Sicily ⓘ
notableFor	capture of Milazzo fortress ⓘ use of Sardinian naval support for Garibaldi ⓘ
opponentForceType	regular Bourbon troops ⓘ
opposedByCommander	Ferdinando Beneventano del Bosco ⓘ
partOf	Italian Risorgimento ⓘ surface form: Italian unification Italian Risorgimento ⓘ surface form: Risorgimento campaign for the conquest of Sicily ⓘ
relatedTo	Expedition of the Thousand ⓘ
result	Garibaldian victory ⓘ defeat of Bourbon forces ⓘ
startDate	1860-07-17 ⓘ
strategicImportance	opened the way to Messina ⓘ paved the way for crossing to Calabria ⓘ secured control of northeastern Sicily ⓘ
supportedBy	Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ Kingdom of Sardinia Navy ⓘ surface form: Royal Sardinian Navy
year	1860 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Expedition of the Thousand → keyBattle → Battle of Milazzo (1860) ⓘ

Garibaldi’s Thousand → notableBattle → Battle of Milazzo (1860) ⓘ

Redshirts volunteer corps → activeInConflict → Battle of Milazzo (1860) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Milazzo 1860