Siege of Porto Ferrajo

The siege of Porto Ferrajo was a French attempt to force the surrender of the Tuscan fortress town of Porto Ferrajo on the island of Elba following the French occupation of mainland Tuscany in 1801 during the French Revolutionary Wars. The Tuscan garrison was heavily outnumbered, but received significant support from British Royal Navy forces who controlled the Mediterranean Sea and ensured that supplies reached the garrison and that French supply convoys were intercepted. The French began the siege with 1,500 men in May 1801, later reinforced to more than 5,000, but could not make an impression on the fortress's defences, instead seeking to starve the defenders into submission with the support of a squadron of French Navy frigates operating off the coast.

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1801  Wikidata
siege, 

RN FR 43, 

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1801 Siege of Porto Ferrajo

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-281 Battle of Populonia

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-453 — -452 Syracusan Expedition to Elba and Corsica

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1504 Action off Elba

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1518 Battle of Piombino Channel

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1519 Battle of Pianosa

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1652 Battle of Elba

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1944 Invasion of Elba

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1398	Principality of Piombino		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Piombino	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	281	Battle of Populonia	Ancient Rome, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	453	Syracusan Expedition to Elba and Corsica	military expedition	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1504	Action off Elba	Barbary pirates, naval battle, Papal States	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1518	Battle of Piombino Channel	Papal States, Barbary pirates, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1519	Battle of Pianosa	Republic of Genoa, Barbary pirates, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1652	Battle of Elba	Dutch Republic, Commonwealth of England, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1801	Siege of Porto Ferrajo	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Invasion of Elba	invasion	Wikidata
object	watercraft		RN FR 43	torpedo boat	Wikidata
site	bunker		air-raid shelter under Piazza Bovio	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		air-raid shelter under the castle walls	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		air-raid shelter under the castle walls	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	castle		Stronghold of Populonia	rocca	Wikidata
site	fort		Castle of Populonia	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortezza del Giove	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Pisan Fortress of Marciana	historical park museum, museum of a public entity, military museum building, fort, museum	Wikidata
site	fort		Volterraio Fortress	museum of a public entity, military museum building, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1548	Forte Stella	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1603	Forte Longone	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1678	Forte Focardo	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1994	Forte Falcone	fort, museum	Wikidata
site	tower		Torre di San Giovanni	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torrione e Rivellino	ravelin, city gate, fortified tower	Wikidata