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Corsican occupation of Capraia
- When
- 1767
- Where
- Genoese island of Capraia in the Tuscan Archipelago
- Part of
- Corsican Invasion of Capraia
In 1767 troops under Pasquale Paoli of the newly independent Corsican Republic occupied the Genoese island of Capraia.
Troops under Pasquale Paoli, head of state of the new independent Corsican Republic, occupied Capraia in 1767. The island, the northwesternmost of the Tuscan Archipelago, lies only about 30 kilometres from Corsica, making it a natural object of the republic's expansion against Genoese territory.
Sources
- Capraia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
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