Neapolitan War
Conflict between the Kingdom of Naples and the Austrian Empire in 1815 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Neapolitan War, also known as the Austro-Neapolitan War, was a conflict between the Napoleonic Kingdom of Naples and the Austrian Empire. It started on 15 March 1815, when King Joachim Murat declared war on Austria, and ended on 20 May 1815, with the signing of the Treaty of Casalanza. The war occurred during the Hundred Days between Napoleon's return from exile and before he left Paris to be decisively defeated at the Battle of Waterloo. The war was triggered by a pro-Napoleon uprising in Naples and ended with a decisive Austrian victory at the Battle of Tolentino, after which Bourbon monarch Ferdinand IV was reinstated as King of Naples and Sicily. However, the intervention by Austria caused resentment in Italy, which further spurred on the drive towards Italian unification.
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Part of the War of the Seventh Coalition | |||||||
Map of the Neapolitan War | |||||||
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60,000 (in Lombardy) 35,000 (engaged in war) |
82,000 (reported by Murat) 50,000 (actual) | ||||||
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5,000 killed, wounded or captured | 10,000 killed, wounded or captured | ||||||