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Battle of Giornico

Battle of Giornico was a battle fought on 28 December 1478 at Giornico, in what is now Switzerland. It was part of Transalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy, which ran from 1403 to 1515. The recorded result: Victory for the Old Swiss Confederacy. Recorded strength: Thousands against c.600 (from Uri, the Leventina valley, Zurich, Schwyz and Lucerne).

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Diebold Schilling the Younger : Battle of Giornico (28th December 1478), Canton Ticino, Switzerland. Luzerner Schilling miniature.
Diebold Schilling the Younger : Battle of Giornico (28th December 1478), Canton Ticino, Switzerland. Luzerner Schilling miniature.. Diebold Schilling, upload by Roland zh 22. September 2008, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought28 December 1478
WhereGiornico, Switzerland46.383N, 8.883E
OutcomeVictory for the Old Swiss Confederacy
BelligerentsDuchy of MilanagainstOld Swiss Confederacy
Casualties and losses1,400andUnknown (possibly 0)
Part ofTransalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy1403 to 1515

Where it sits in Transalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy

Battle of Arbedo, 1422Battle of Castione, 1449Battle of Giornico, 1478Battle of Crevola, 148714221487Battle of Giornico, 1478
4 placed engagements of Transalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date28 December 1478
PlaceGiornico, Switzerland
46.383N, 8.883E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthThousandsc.600 (from Uri, the Leventina valley, Zurich, Schwyz and Lucerne)
Casualties and losses1,400Unknown (possibly 0)
Battle of GiornicoBattle of GiornicoBattle of ArbedoBattle of Gotthard PassBattle of the Bagni di CraveggiaBattle of Devil's BridgeBattle of OberwaldBattle of ArbedoBattle of the Bagni di CraveggiaBattle of Devil's BridgeBattle of OberwaldMilanZürichBernBaselVeronaLuzernBergamoTrento100 km46.383N, 8.883E
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Battle of Giornico is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 66 in present-day Switzerland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q472614, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Giornico, revision 1370441642, 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.