Battle of Palermo (1860)

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The Battle of Palermo (1860) was a decisive urban engagement during Giuseppe Garibaldi’s campaign in Sicily that led to the capture of Palermo and significantly advanced the cause of Italian unification.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
event in the Italian unification ⓘ
urban battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Insurrection of Palermo (1860) ⓘ
belligerent Giuseppe Garibaldi’s volunteer forces ⓘ
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⓘ
cause Garibaldi’s campaign to overthrow Bourbon rule in Sicily ⓘ
Sicilian discontent with Bourbon administration ⓘ
characteristic heavy fighting in densely populated urban areas ⓘ
use of improvised volunteer forces ⓘ
commander Ferdinando Lanza ⓘ
Giuseppe Garibaldi ⓘ
Vincenzo Giordano Orsini ⓘ
conflict Expedition of the Thousand ⓘ
Italian unification ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⓘ
date 1860 ⓘ
endDate 1860-06-06 ⓘ
followedBy Garibaldi’s advance across Sicily ⓘ
crossing of the Strait of Messina by Garibaldi’s forces ⓘ
hasPart naval bombardment of Palermo ⓘ
siege of Palermo ⓘ
street fighting in Palermo ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
historicalRegion Southern Italy ⓘ
involves civilian population of Palermo ⓘ
locatedIn Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
opposedBy Bourbon royal army of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⓘ
outcome establishment of a provisional dictatorship under Garibaldi in Sicily ⓘ
integration of Sicily into the process of Italian unification ⓘ
partOf Risorgimento ⓘ
Second Italian War of Independence era ⓘ
place Palermo ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Calatafimi ⓘ
result capture of Palermo by Garibaldi’s forces ⓘ
decisive Garibaldian victory ⓘ
political collapse of Bourbon authority in western Sicily ⓘ
withdrawal of Bourbon troops from Palermo ⓘ
significance decisive engagement in the Sicilian campaign of 1860 ⓘ
important milestone in Italian unification ⓘ
major step toward the fall of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⓘ
startDate 1860-05-27 ⓘ
supportedBy Royal Sardinian Navy (indirectly, via presence and mediation) ⓘ
local Sicilian insurgents ⓘ
tactics barricades in city streets ⓘ
naval bombardment by Bourbon fleet ⓘ
urban guerrilla warfare ⓘ

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Expedition of the Thousand → keyBattle → Battle of Palermo (1860) ⓘ
Garibaldi’s Thousand → notableBattle → Battle of Palermo (1860) ⓘ
Battle of Calatafimi → followedBy → Siege of Palermo (1860) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Palermo (1860)
Battle of Palermo (1860) → alsoKnownAs → Insurrection of Palermo (1860) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Palermo (1860)