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Battle of Castelfidardo

Battle of Castelfidardo
Part of the unification of Italy
Date18 September 1860 (1860-09-18)
Location43°28′N 13°33′E / 43.467°N 13.550°E / 43.467; 13.550
Result Sardinian victory
Belligerents
Sardinia Papal States
Commanders and leaders
Enrico Cialdini Louis de Lamoricière
Georges de Pimodan 
Myles Keogh
Strength
4,880 mobilized[1] 6,550 mobilized[1]
Casualties and losses
  • 62 killed
  • 184 wounded
  • 88 killed
  • ~400 wounded
  • ~600 captured

The Battle of Castelfidardo took place on 18 September 1860 at Castelfidardo, a small town in the Marche region of Italy. It was fought between the Royal Sardinian Army – acting as the driving force in the war for Italian unification, against the Papal States.[2]

  1. ^ a b Garibaldi and the making of Italy – George Macaulay Trevelyan – Appendix K (b) – pagg. 346-347
  2. ^ Rickard, J (15 February 2013). "Battle of Castelfidardo, 18 September 1860". Military History Encyclopedia on the Web. Retrieved 2015-08-13.

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