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Battle of Castagnaro

Battle of Castagnaro was a battle fought in 1387 in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q3778689. The recorded result: Paduan victory.

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Fought1387
WhereItaly45.121N, 11.411E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePaduan victory
BelligerentsArmy of VeronaagainstArmy of Padua; White Company
Part ofQ3778689

Record

Date1387 (year precision)
PlaceItaly
45.121N, 11.411E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength≈ 11,000–16,000 men with ( 12,000–16,000 reserves, mostly peasants)Total: ≈ 7,000–9,200 men; Soldiers brought by John Hawkwood; ≈ 600 cavalry; ≈ 500 archers; The army of Padua and their other condottieri; ≈8,000 men
Casualties and losses(4,000–7,000 total casualties); 716 killed; 846 wounded; 4,000+ men captured along with the entirety of the Veronese artillery and both Ordelaffi and da PolentaLight
Commanders
  • Giovanni Ordelaffi
  • Ostasio da Polenta
  • John Hawkwood
  • Francesco Novello da Carrara
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Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1387

Battle of Castagnaro is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q646532, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Castagnaro, revision 1370436508, 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.