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Battle of Scapezzano
Part of theNeapolitan War
Date 1 May 1815 Location West ofSenigallia, present-dayItaly 43°43′13″N13°10′12″E / 43.7204°N 13.170006°E /43.7204; 13.170006 Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
Austrian Empire	Kingdom of Naples
Commanders and leaders
Adam Albert von Neipperg	Michele Carrascosa
Strength
15,300	8,256 men 240 horses 10 guns
Casualties and losses
Light	Light
class=notpageimage| Location within Europe

TheBattle of Scapezzano was a short engagement during theNeapolitan War on 1 May 1815 between anAustriancorps underAdam Albert von Neipperg and aNeapolitan division underMichele Carrascosa.

By May 1815, the war had turned against the Neapolitans and Murat had been driven back to his original headquarters inAncona. However, the two pursuing Austrian corps under the command of Neipperg andBianchi had become separated by theApennine Mountains. Neipperg's force of 15,300 had directly followed the retreating Neapolitans along the Adriatic coast, whilst Bianchi's force of 12,000 had marched onFoligno, in the centre of Italy, to cut off the line of retreat back toNaples. Murat, who now had over 30,000 men in Ancona, hoped to turn and defeat one Austrian corps before the two forces could join together.

Murat decided to send his main force against Bianchi and chose an area aroundTolentino, west of Ancona to give battle. He dispatched a division under Carascosa north along the Adriatic coast to hold Neipperg until Bianchi had been defeated. However, following intense manoeuvring and a few small skirmishes, the Neapolitans were in danger of becoming surrounded and retreated in an orderly fashion. This allowed Neipperg to threaten the main Neapolitan force underJoachim Murat engaged at theBattle of Tolentino. This engagement eventually resulted in a decisive victory for the Austrians causing the war to end with theTreaty of Casalanza on 20 May.

• Capt. Batty,An Historical Sketch of the Campaign of 1815, London (1820)
• Details of battle at Clash of Steel
• Tolentino 815, the web site of the society which re-enacts and studies the battle.

• Media related toBattle of Scapezzano at Wikimedia Commons

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