Siege of Gaeta (1815)

Siege of Gaeta
Part of the Neapolitan War

Map of the 1806 siege of Gaeta showing the terrain
Date28 May – 8 August 1815
Location
Gaeta, present-day Italy
41°13′00″N 13°34′00″E / 41.2167°N 13.5667°E / 41.2167; 13.5667
Result Coalition victory
Belligerents
 Austrian Empire
 United Kingdom
 Kingdom of Sicily		  Kingdom of Naples
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Freiherr von Lauer Maresciallo di Campo Alessandro Begani
Strength
2,500 2,000
Casualties and losses
277 killed or wounded 238 killed
1,762 captured
Location within Europe

The siege of Gaeta of 1815 was a three-month siege of the city of Gaeta by Austrian forces during the Neapolitan War.

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