Tropea Castle Explained

Tropea Castle was a castle in Tropea in Vibo Valentia province of Calabria in southern Italy.[1] In 1725, one of four towers of the castle was damaged, and the entire castle was finally destroyed in 1876, by Carlo Toraldo with explosives.[2] On 8 July 1806, during the Napoleonic Wars, 400 Polish soldiers surrendered at Tropea Castle to the captain of HMS Apollo.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.org/details/routelieutenant00hansgoog/page/n232 Route of Lieutenant-General Sir Miles Nightingall, K.C.B. overland from India
  2. http://www.prolocotropea.eu/public/en_archeologia.html prolocotropea.eu
  3. Book: Gareth Glover. The Forgotten War Against Napoleon: Conflict in the Mediterranean. 30 June 2017. Pen and Sword. 978-1-5267-1589-0. 113.

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