Matteo Wade Explained

Matteo Wade
Placeofburial:Civitella del Tronto
Battles:Napoleonic Wars

Matthew Wade was an Irish soldier and commander. In 1806 he was in charge of fortress "Civitella" in Abruzzo, against Joachim Murat's French siege.[1] Despite being just 300 defenders, the French were held off[2] from 27 March to 21 May, when they were forced to surrender and taken prisoner.[3]

Matthew Wade is commemorated with a monumental tomb in Civitella, erected in 1829.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: D’Ambra . Angelo . Matteo Wade e la difesa di Civitella nel 1806 . Historia Regni . 1 August 2014 . Italian . 26 August 2016 .
  2. Web site: Abbazia di S. Maria di Montesanto . Italian . Unione di Comuni Città-Territorio Val Vibrata . 26 August 2016 .
  3. Web site: Civitella del Tronto, Abruzzo: The Last Fortress . heartofitaly.net . 2002 . 26 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150425043949/http://www.heartofitaly.net/town/civitella.html . 25 April 2015 . dead .

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