Battle of Milazzo (1860)

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The Battle of Milazzo (1860) was a decisive engagement in Giuseppe Garibaldi’s campaign to conquer Sicily during the Expedition of the Thousand, paving the way for the unification of southern Italy with the Kingdom of Sardinia.

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Battle of Milazzo (1860) canonical 2
Battle of Milazzo 1860 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aim to expel Bourbon forces from northeastern Sicily ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of the Two Sicilies army ⓘ
Redshirts ⓘ
commandedBy Giuseppe Garibaldi ⓘ
commandStructure Garibaldi’s volunteer army ⓘ
conflict Italian unification wars ⓘ
conflictOf Expedition of the Thousand ⓘ
consequence consolidation of Garibaldi’s rule in Sicily ⓘ
facilitated unification of southern Italy with the Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
weakening of Bourbon control in southern Italy ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
date 1860-07-20 ⓘ
describedAs decisive engagement in Garibaldi’s Sicilian campaign ⓘ
endDate 1860-07-24 ⓘ
followedBy Garibaldi’s advance toward mainland Italy ⓘ
crossing of the Strait of Messina ⓘ
fall of Messina (1860) ⓘ
hasParticipant Giuseppe Garibaldi ⓘ
Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⓘ
hasSide Bourbon forces ⓘ
linked to: Bourbon royal army

Garibaldian volunteers ⓘ
linked to: Garibaldian forces
hasTheatre Sicilian theatre of the Italian unification ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
historicalRegion southern Italy ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Italian ⓘ
location Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⓘ
Milazzo ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
notableFor capture of Milazzo fortress ⓘ
use of Sardinian naval support for Garibaldi ⓘ
opponentForceType regular Bourbon troops ⓘ
opposedByCommander Ferdinando Beneventano del Bosco ⓘ
partOf Italian unification ⓘ
Risorgimento ⓘ
campaign for the conquest of Sicily ⓘ
relatedTo Expedition of the Thousand ⓘ
result Garibaldian victory ⓘ
defeat of Bourbon forces ⓘ
startDate 1860-07-17 ⓘ
strategicImportance opened the way to Messina ⓘ
paved the way for crossing to Calabria ⓘ
secured control of northeastern Sicily ⓘ
supportedBy Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
Royal Sardinian Navy ⓘ
year 1860 ⓘ

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

Expedition of the Thousand → keyBattle → Battle of Milazzo (1860) ⓘ
Garibaldi’s Thousand → notableBattle → Battle of Milazzo (1860) ⓘ
Redshirts volunteer corps → activeInConflict → Battle of Milazzo 1860 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Milazzo (1860)