Battle of Castelfidardo (1860)
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The Battle of Castelfidardo (1860) was a decisive clash in which Piedmontese forces defeated the Papal army, paving the way for the annexation of the Papal Marches and advancing the cause of Italian unification.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Castelfidardo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Sardinia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantStrength | Piedmontese forces numerically superior to Papal forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Christoph von Lamoricière
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enrico Cialdini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | monuments in Castelfidardo ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Italian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
advance of Italian unification
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annexation of the Papal Marches by the Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ collapse of Papal military resistance in the Marches ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 18 September 1860 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Ancona (1860) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Italian Risorgimento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involved |
Papal Zouaves
NERFINISHED
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Sardinian infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Marche
NERFINISHED
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Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ near Castelfidardo ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Papal temporal power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
Papal army routed
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Papal prisoners captured ⓘ |
| PapalForcesComposition |
foreign officers
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international volunteers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian unification
NERFINISHED
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campaign for the conquest of the Papal Marches and Umbria ⓘ |
| PiedmonteseForcesComposition | regular army of the Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEffect |
expansion of Sardinian control in central Italy
ⓘ
facilitated proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Piedmontese invasion of the Papal States (1860) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kingdom of Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Risorgimento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Piedmontese victory
ⓘ
defeat of Papal army ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive battle in the unification of Italy
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weakened temporal power of the Pope ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
prevent Papal forces from linking with Bourbon troops
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secure the Papal Marches for the Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ |
| theatre | central Italy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| year | 1860 ⓘ |
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