Spanish invasion of Sicily (1718)

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The Spanish invasion of Sicily in 1718 was a major Bourbon attempt to reassert Spanish influence in Italy that helped trigger the War of the Quadruple Alliance.

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Spanish invasion of Sicily (1718) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the War of the Quadruple Alliance ⓘ
invasion ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
aftermath strengthening of the Quadruple Alliance ⓘ
temporary check on Spanish ambitions in Italy ⓘ
belligerent Dutch Republic ⓘ
France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
cause Bourbon attempt to reassert Spanish influence in Italy ⓘ
Spanish dissatisfaction with the territorial settlements of the Treaty of Utrecht ⓘ
combatantCommander Austrian Habsburg commanders ⓘ
British naval commanders ⓘ
Giulio Alberoni ⓘ
Victor Amadeus II of Savoy ⓘ
conflict War of the Quadruple Alliance ⓘ
conflictType war of succession aftermath conflict ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
endDate 1720 ⓘ
follows Treaty of Utrecht ⓘ
goal to challenge Habsburg dominance in Italy ⓘ
to recover Spanish territories in Italy ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
historicalSignificance helped trigger the War of the Quadruple Alliance ⓘ
involved Austrian Habsburg monarchy ⓘ
British Royal Navy ⓘ
linked to: Royal Navy

Spanish Bourbon monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Spanish monarchy
location Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
opponent Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
partOf Bourbon attempts to revise the post-Utrecht settlement ⓘ
War of the Quadruple Alliance ⓘ
relatedTo Treaty of The Hague (1720) ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
result defeat of Spain ⓘ
restoration of Habsburg control over Sicily ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Cape Passaro ⓘ
siege operations in Sicily ⓘ
startDate 1718 ⓘ
theatreOfWar Italian Peninsula ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
triggered formation of the Quadruple Alliance ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717 → followedBy → Spanish invasion of Sicily (1718) ⓘ
Habsburg–Spanish conflicts in Italy → hasPart → Spanish invasion of Sicily (1718) ⓘ