Battle of Maida

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties British: about 45 killed, 282 wounded
French: about 490 killed, 870 wounded, 722 captured
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:First_French_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:John_Stuart
gptkb:Jean_Reynier
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Maida Vale (London district named after the battle)
gptkbp:date 4 July 1806
gptkbp:followedBy British occupation of Calabria
gptkbp:historicalSource William Napier's 'History of the War in the Peninsula'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Maida
gptkbp:location Maida, Calabria, Italy
gptkbp:namedAfter Maida, Calabria
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:42nd_Regiment_of_Foot
1st Polish Legion (French)
Light Infantry Brigade (British)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkbp:precededBy French invasion of Naples
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance First major defeat of French forces in open battle during the Napoleonic Wars
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Duke_of_San_Pietro_a_Maida
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6