Siege of Ancona

Siege of Ancona
Part of the Neapolitan War

Political map of Italy in the years around 1810
Date5–30 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]
Siege of Ancona is located in Europe
Siege of Ancona
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]