ðə tˈaʊn, dᵻfˈɛndᵻd baɪ mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˈʌmbɚtˌoʊ fˈɔntɪmˌæɡiz θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹθ kˈoʊstəl bɐtˈæliən pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksθ kˈoʊstəl dᵻvˈɪʒən, wʌz ɐtˈækt baɪ θɹˈiː bɐtˈæliənz ʌvðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈɜːst ˈɪnfəntɹi bɹɪɡˈeɪd pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈeɪtθ ˈɑːɹmi lˈɛd baɪ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl mɑːntɡˈɑːmɚɹi ænd kˈæptʃɚd ˈæftɚ sˈɛvɹəl ˈaʊɚz ʌv fˈaɪɾɪŋ ˌɔn tˈɛn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː.
The town, defended by Major Umberto Fontemaggi's 374th Coastal Battalion (part of the 206th Coastal Division), was attacked by three battalions of the 151st Infantry Brigade (part of the British 8th Army led by General Montgomery) and captured after several hours of fighting on 10 July 1943.