Neapolitan War

Neapolitan War
Part of the War of the Seventh Coalition
Map of the Neapolitan War
Date 15 March – 20 May 1815 (2 months and 5 days) Location Italy Result Austrian victory Treaty of Casalanza Murat ousted from Neapolitan throne
Belligerents
Austrian Empire Grand Duchy of Tuscany Kingdom of Sicily Supported by: Seventh Coalition United Kingdom[a] Prussia Russia	Kingdom of Naples Supported by: French Empire[b]
Commanders and leaders
Johann Frimont Frederick Bianchi Adam Albert von Neipperg Laval Nugent von Westmeath	Joachim Murat Michele Carrascosa
Strength
60,000 (in Lombardy) 35,000 (engaged in war)	82,000 (reported by Murat) 50,000 (actual)
Casualties and losses
5,000 killed, wounded or captured	10,000 killed, wounded or captured
^ Declared war on Naples in early April 1815. ^ Officially an ally of Naples, although never committed troops to the war

The Neapolitan War, also known as the Austro-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.