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Title
Victory all along the Line!
Description
Battle of the Volturno
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1860-10-01
Scenario#
SE16
Location
Volturno, Italy
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of the Volturno refers to a series of military clashes between Giuseppe Garibaldi's volunteers and the troops of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies occurring around the river Volturno, between the cities of Capua and Caserta in northern Campania, in September and October 1860. The main battle took place on the 1 October 1860 between 30,000 Garibaldines (mostly defected Sicilians, including from Calabria) and 25,000 Bourbon troops (Neapolitans).
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of the Volturno
External Link
Combatants
Southern Army
Two Sicilies
Additional Information
Expedition of the Thousand
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