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Battle of Anghiari

Battle of Anghiari was a battle fought on 29 June 1440 at Anghiari, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Wars in Lombardy, which ran from 1423 to 1454. The recorded result: League victory.

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Fought29 June 1440
WhereAnghiari, Italy43.547N, 12.070E
OutcomeLeague victory
BelligerentsLeague of Italian states: Republic of Florence; Papal States; Republic of VeniceagainstDuchy of Milan
Casualties and lossesLightandLight
Part ofWars in Lombardy1423 to 1454

Where it sits in the Wars in Lombardy

Battle of Zagonara, 1424Siege of Mirandola, 1426Battle of Maclodio, 1427Siege of Lucca, 1429Siege of Lucca, 1430Battle on the Po, 1431Battle of San Romano, 1432Battle of Delebio, 1432Battle of Castel Bolognese, 1434Siege of Brescia, 1438Battle of Anghiari, 1440Battle of Caravaggio, 1448First Siege of Pontevico, 1452Second Siege of Pontevico, 1453Third Siege of Pontevico, 145314241453Battle of Anghiari, 1440
15 placed engagements of the Wars in Lombardy in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date29 June 1440
PlaceAnghiari, Italy
43.547N, 12.070E
KindBattle, medieval
Casualties and lossesLightLight
Commanders
  • Ludovico Trevisan
  • Micheletto Attendolo
  • Giovanni Antonio del Balzo Orsini
  • Niccolò Piccinino
Battle of AnghiariBattle of AnghiariBattle of TifernumBattle of ArretiumBattle of Pieve al ToppoBattle of FaesulaeBattle of CampaldinoBattle of Pieve al ToppoBattle of CampaldinoFlorenceBolognaPescaraPisaLivornoPerugiaRavennaSan Marino100 km43.547N, 12.070E
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Elsewhere in 1440

Battle of Anghiari is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1779008, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Anghiari, revision 1370106812, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.