Siege of Gaeta (1815)

Siege of Gaeta
	Part of the Neapolitan War
Date	28 May – 8 August 1815
Location	Gaeta, present-day Italy
Result	Anglo-Austrian victory
Belligerents
Austrian Empire; United Kingdom	Kingdom of Naples
Commanders and leaders
	Maresciallo di Campo Begani
Strength
2,500	2,000
Casualties and losses
277 killed or wounded	238 killed; 1,762 captured

The Siege of Gaeta of 1815 was a three-month siege of the city of Gaeta by Austrian forces during the Neapolitan War. The Austrians were reinforced by Royal Navy ships. On 8 August 1815 the city capitulated.

References

Details of battle at Clash of Steel

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