For the battle in 554 CE, see Battle of the Volturnus.
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Battle of the Volturno
Part of the Expedition of the Thousand
Scene from the battle
Date
1 October 1860 [1]
Location
Volturno River, northern Campania
Result
Garibaldine victory
Belligerents
Southern Army
Two Sicilies
Commanders and leaders
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giosuè Ritucci
Strength
20,000 [1][nb 1]
28,000 [1]
Casualties and losses
306 killed 1,327 wounded 389 missing Total: 2,022 men [2]
260 killed 731 wounded 2,253 captured Total: 3,244 men [2]
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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 1 October 1860 between 30,000 Garibaldines (mostly defected Sicilians, including from Calabria) and 25,000 Bourbon troops (Neapolitans).
^ abcMundy, George Rodney (1863). H.M.S. 'Hannibal' at Palermo and Naples. London. p. 251.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ abClodfelter, Micheal (2017). Warfare and Armed Conflicts. McFarland & Company. p. 182.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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