Neapolitan War

Map of the Neapolitan War

Date	15 March – 20 May 1815
Location	Italy
Result	Austrian victory Treaty of Casalanza

Belligerents

Austria

Tuscany

Sicily

United Kingdom

Naples

France

Commanders and leaders

Johann Frimont

Frederick Bianchi

Adam Albert von Neipperg

Laval Nugent von Westmeath

Johann Freiherr von Mohr

Joachim Murat

Michele Carrascosa

Strength

120,000 (in Lombardy)
35,000 (engaged in war)

82,000 (reported by Murat)
50,000 (actual)

Casualties and losses

5,000

10,000

^ Declared war on Naples in early April 1815.
^ Officially an ally of Naples, although never committed troops to the war

The Neapolitan War was a conflict between the Napoleonic Kingdom of Naples and the Austrian Empire. It started on 15 March 1815 when King Joachim Murat declared war on Austria and ended on 20 May 1815 with the signing of the Treaty of Casalanza. The war occurred during the Hundred Days between Napoleon's return from exile and before he left Paris to be decisively defeated at the Battle of Waterloo. The war was triggered by a pro-Napoleon uprising in Naples, and ended with a decisive Austrian victory at the Battle of Tolentino after which Bourbon monarch Ferdinand IV was reinstated as King of Naples and Sicily. However, the intervention by Austria caused resentment in Italy, which further spurred on the drive towards Italian unification.

Before the French Revolutionary Wars, Naples was ruled by the Bourbon King Ferdinand IV. Ferdinand was a natural opponent of Napoleon and was allied with the Third Coalition against him. However, after defeat at the Battle of Austerlitz and the Treaty of Pressburg, Ferdinand was forced to cede Naples to the French in early 1806.

Initially, Napoleon’s brother Joseph Bonaparte ruled Naples. Then in 1808, Joseph was made King of Spain and Napoleon installed his brother-in-law, Joachim Murat, as King of Naples.

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