Siege of Ancona

Siege of Ancona
Part of the Neapolitan War
Political map of Italy in the years around 1810
Date 5–30 May 1815 Location Ancona, present-day Italy 43°36′56.99″N 13°31′8.09″E / 43.6158306°N 13.5189139°E / 43.6158306; 13.5189139 Result Coalition victory
Belligerents
Austrian Empire  United Kingdom  Kingdom of Sicily	Kingdom of Naples
Commanders and leaders
Menrad Freiherr von Geppert[1]	Baron Monte Majo[1]
Strength
2,300[1]	1,500[1]
Casualties and losses
Light[1]	500 killed or wounded 1,000 captured[1]
class=notpageimage| Location within Europe

The siege of Ancona took place during the Neapolitan War. It took place beginning on 5 May 1815 and persisted until 30 May 1815.^[2] The battle took place mere days after the Battle of Tolentino on 3 May 1815.^[2]

The siege of Ancona was one of the last conflicts in Italy during the Neapolitan War.^[2] The city of Ancona was the last major Italian city to surrender.^[2] It was fought between Napoleon's forces in Ancona, Italy and the Anglo-Austrian alliance during the One Hundred Days’ campaign. The Anglo-Austrian alliance eventually defeated Napoleon's forces, thus helping expel the French from Eastern Italy. It also contributed to the elimination of the Bonaparte monarchy proposed by Murat and led to the establishment of the Papal state.^[3]