Historical place archive

Naples in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Naples in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

9 records6 event labels4 people1798–1943

Historical events in Naples

1798

1798
Naples
Emma Hamilton · Revolutionary Wars

Becomes increasingly close to Nelson during his Naples period.

1798
Naples
Horatio Nelson · Revolutionary Wars

Receives celebration at Naples after the Battle of the Nile.

1799

1799
Affair
Horatio Nelson · Military

Begins an affair with Emma, Lady Hamilton.

1799
Neapolitan Restoration
Horatio Nelson · Revolutionary Wars

Supports the Bourbon restoration after the collapse of the Parthenopean Republic.

1940

30 December 1940
Bombing of Naples
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · World War, 2nd

Churchill says Mussolini is "the one man" who brought Italy into the war

1943

September 1943
Capture of Naples
Bernard Law Montgomery · World War, 2nd

The Eighth Army captures the Naples airfield

1 October 1943
Capture of Naples
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · World War, 2nd

British forces enter Naples

1 October 1943
Siege of Naples
Bernard Law Montgomery · World War, 2nd

Leads the Eighth Army into Naples

5 October 1943
Capture of Naples
Bernard Law Montgomery · World War, 2nd

The Allies capture Naples

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Naples. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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