Episode 4 of 4
Corsican surrender and French annexation
- When
- 1769–1770
- Where
- Corsica
- Part of
- French Conquest of Corsica
Lacking the willpower and manpower to resist, the Corsican forces surrendered the island, which France annexed and consolidated over about a year.
After the defeat at Ponte Novu, the Corsican forces, having neither the willpower nor the manpower to resist the French, surrendered the island. France annexed Corsica but took about a year consolidating the territory, as many Corsicans took to the hills and waged guerrilla warfare against the French. French control was consolidated, and in 1770 the island became a province of France.
Sources
- French conquest of Corsica Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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