Bourbon forces of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

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The Bourbon forces of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies were the royal military troops defending the Bourbon monarchy in southern Italy and Sicily prior to Italian unification.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
military forces
royal army
activeDuring 19th century
allegiance Bourbon monarchy
House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
commandLanguage Italian
continent Europe
country Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
disestablishedAsResultOf Expedition of the Thousand
Italian unification
annexation by the Kingdom of Sardinia
dissolved 1861
engagedIn Battle of Volturno (1860)
Siege of Gaeta (1860–1861)
defense against Giuseppe Garibaldi’s forces
wars of Italian unification
garrisonedIn Gaeta
Messina
Naples
Palermo
governedBy War Ministry of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
includesBranch Royal Army of the Two Sicilies
Royal Navy of the Two Sicilies
gendarmerie
militia units
languageOfCommand Italian
loyalTo King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
King Francis II of the Two Sicilies
navalBase Naples
Palermo
partOf Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
predecessor Neapolitan army of the Kingdom of Naples
linked to: Neapolitan Army
primaryRole defense of the Bourbon monarchy
internal security
territorial defense
recruitmentBasis conscription
voluntary enlistment
region Sicily
Southern Italy
religion Roman Catholicism
statusAfter1861 integrated into the Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy)
integrated into the Royal Italian Army
uniformStyle 19th-century European line infantry uniforms
used artillery
early steam warships
sailing warships
smoothbore muskets

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Expedition of the Thousand opponent Bourbon forces of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Battle of Campo Santo hasParticipant Neapolitan forces
linked to: Bourbon forces of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
French invasion of Naples (1806) opponent Neapolitan Bourbon forces
linked to: Bourbon forces of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Battle of Calatafimi hasParticipant Bourbon army of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
linked to: Bourbon forces of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies