Battle of Campo Tenese
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The Battle of Campo Tenese was a key 1806 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which French forces decisively defeated the Neapolitan army, securing French control over the Kingdom of Naples.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedRuler |
Joseph Bonaparte
NERFINISHED
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Napoleon I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | French invasion of Naples (1806) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1806 in Italy
ⓘ
Battles involving France ⓘ Battles involving the Kingdom of Naples ⓘ Battles of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| combatant |
French army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neapolitan army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Jean Louis Ébénézer Reynier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean Reynier NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Louis of Hesse-Philippsthal NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger de Damas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictScope | regional ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 9 March 1806 ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | French occupation of Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchForceType | French corps ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calabria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Campo Tenese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NeapolitanForceType | royal Neapolitan army ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Prince Louis of Hesse-Philippsthal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roger de Damas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingForceType | coalition ally of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic Wars in Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | French invasion of the Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWeaponry | muskets and artillery ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| significance |
eliminated organized Neapolitan resistance in the field
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enabled consolidation of French rule in southern Italy ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome |
destruction of main Neapolitan field army
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secured French control over the Kingdom of Naples ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | decisive French victory ⓘ |
| terrain |
mountain pass
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narrow valley ⓘ |
| theater | Italian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1806 ⓘ |
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