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Siege Of Amantea
The siege of Amantea was a military operation that was part of the Calabrian Insurrection, an episode of the War of the Third Coalition. The decisive siege lasted about forty days, from December 29, 1806, to February 7, 1807; however, throughout 1806 there were hostilities between the French Army and the Bourbon resistance supported by the United Kingdom. Background The Bourbons of Naples entered the Third Coalition against Napoleon Bonaparte on April 11, 1805: the latter defeated the coalesced armies at the Battle of Austerlitz (December 2, 1805), and took the pretext for the invasion of Bourbon territories. Six years after the brief interlude of the Neapolitan Republic of 1799, the French army returned to conquer Southern Italy. On February 15, 1806, the French entered Naples, and Napoleon's brother Joseph Bonaparte was proclaimed King of Naples. King Ferdinand IV of Naples took refuge in Palermo, where with the help of the British he directed the Bourbon guerrilla resistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Of The Third Coalition
The War of the Third Coalition) * In French historiography, it is known as the Austrian campaign of 1805 (french: Campagne d'Autriche de 1805) or the German campaign of 1805 (french: Campagne d'Allemagne de 1805) was a European conflict spanning the years 1805 to 1806. During the war, France and its client states under Napoleon I opposed an alliance, the Third Coalition, made up of the United Kingdom, the Holy Roman Empire, the Russian Empire, Naples, Sicily and Sweden. Prussia remained neutral during the war. Britain had already been at war with France following the breakdown of the Peace of Amiens and remained the only country still at war with France after the Treaty of Pressburg. From 1803 to 1805, Britain stood under constant threat of a French invasion. The Royal Navy, however, secured mastery of the seas and decisively destroyed a Franco-Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805. The Third Coalition itself came to full fruition in 1804–05 as Napole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
