Siege of Messina (1848) 1847
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1847 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Italy | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Sicilian revolution of 1848 | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 38.1833, 15.5500 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Messina during the Sicilian Revolution of 1848 was the final moment in a series of events that, from January to September of that year, pitted the forces of the Sicilian insurgents and those of the Bourbon army against each other in Messina, which, after a series of defeats, recaptured the city at the end of a heavy bombardment. Rather than a siege in the classical sense of the term, it can be described as a very long military operational cycle, with an uninterrupted succession of clashes of varying magnitude and scope.
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