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The British attacking the French line with bayonets at the Battle of Maida, 1816. The Battle of Maida was a battle outside the town of San Pietro di Maida in Calabria, Italy, then a part of the Kingdom of Naples. The battle took place on 4 July 1806 and was resulted in a celebrated British victory against the First French Empire, although the British failed to follow up on their success. From The History of the War, from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Present Time, volume I, by Hewson Clarke, published by T Kinnersley (London, 1816).