Episode 3 of 3
Fall of Palermo
- When
- 15 May 1849
- Where
- Palermo
Two Sicilies troops reconquered Palermo on 15 May 1849, crushing the Sicilian republican government.
Palermo was the revolutionaries' capital and last stronghold. The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies suppressed the revolution with its own forces, including hired Swiss Guards. The fall ended the attempt of Sicilian secession, which had sought independence from Naples.
Sources
- Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
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