Army of the Two Sicilies

Army of the Two Sicilies
Armata delle Due Sicilie (Italian)
Armata dî Doi Sicilî (Sicilian)
Coat of Arms of the Army of the Two Sicilies
Active17341861
Country Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
AllegianceHouse of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry, Cavalry, Artillery, Engineers
Size100,000 soldiers in peace
138,000 soldiers in war
Garrison/HQ50,000
MarchInno al Re
EngagementsSicilian Revolution of 1848
Expedition of the Thousand
Commanders
Current
commander
Guglielmo Pepe
Ceremonial chiefFlorestano Pepe
Colonel of
the Regiment
Carlo Filangieri
Command Sergeant MajorVito Nunziante
CommanderPaolo Avi
CommanderGirolamo Calà Ulloa
CommanderCarlo Afan de Rivera
CommanderGiosuè Ritucci
CommanderFelix von Schumacher
Insignia
Flag

The Army of the Two Sicilies, also known as the Royal Army of His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (Reale Esercito di Sua Maestà il Re del Regno delle Due Sicilie), the Bourbon Army (Esercito Borbonico) or the Neapolitan Army (Esercito Napoletano), was the land forces of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, whose armed forces also included a navy. It was in existence from 1734 to 1861. It was the land armed force of the new independent state created by the settlement of the Bourbon dynasty in southern Italy following the events of the War of the Polish Succession.