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| Battle of Cesenatico | |||||||
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| Part of theNeapolitan War | |||||||
 Political map of Italy in the years around 1810 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Austrian Empire |  Kingdom of Naples | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Major Pirquet[1] | General Neapolitani[1] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 600 | 3,000[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 50 killed or wounded[1] | 300 killed or wounded 200 captured[1] | ||||||
  Location within Europe | |||||||
TheBattle of Cesenatico was a minor battle in theNeapolitan War that took place on 23 April 1815 in the town ofCesenatico on Adriatic coast.
The main Neapolitan army, commanded by their king,Joachim Murat, was retreating to their original headquarters inAncona following a string a defeats in northern Italy. The Neapolitans were being pursued by an Austrian corps under the command ofAdam Albert von Neipperg. During the evening of the 23 April, while a Neapolitan garrison of 3,000 men were stationed in the town, a small force of 600 Austrianshussars andjägers rushed the single stone bridge into the town. In the ensuing fighting, the Austrians brought out 200 prisoners with only minor casualties while inflicting moderate casualties on the garrison.
The following day, the rest of the Austrian advanced guard arrived at the town to find the Neapolitans had already left during the night.
Media related toBattle of Cesenatico at Wikimedia Commons| Preceded by Battle of Ronco | Napoleonic Wars Battle of Cesenatico | Succeeded by Battle of Pesaro |