battle, early modern

Battle of Francavilla

Name: Battle of Francavilla
Location: Italy

Battle of Francavilla was a battle fought in 1719 in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q141633675. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 21,000 against 29,000.

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Fought1719

WhereItaly37.901N, 15.136E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSpanish victory

BelligerentsHoly Roman EmpireagainstSpanish Empire

Casualties and losses3,100 killed or woundedand2,000 killed or wounded

Part ofQ141633675

Record

Date	1719 (year precision)
Place	Italy 37.901N, 15.136E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	21,000	29,000
Casualties and losses	3,100 killed or wounded	2,000 killed or wounded
Commanders	Count Claude Florimond de Mercy Friedrich Heinrich von Seckendorff	Juan Francisco de Bette, 3rd Marquis of Lede

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

Siege of Taormina AD 962, 15 km E
Siege of Tauromenium 394 BC, 15 km E
Siege of Taormina 1078, 15 km E
Battle of Abacaenum 393 BC, 17 km N
Battle of Caltavuturo AD 881, 17 km E

In the same war

Before: Battle of Milazzo 1718

Elsewhere in 1719

Battle of Francavilla is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2477582, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Francavilla, revision 1375715833, 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.