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Siege of Mirandola

Siege of Mirandola was a siege conducted in July 1551 at Mirandola, in what is now Italy; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Italian War of 1551–1559, which ran from 1551 to 1559. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 400 against 4,000.

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Acquaforte e bulino, 1586, firmata in lastra dall’editore. L’opera rappresenta l'assedio della Mirandola del 1551
Acquaforte e bulino, 1586, firmata in lastra dall’editore. L’opera rappresenta l'assedio della Mirandola del 1551. Claude Duchet (?-1585), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtJuly 1551ran into the following year
WhereMirandola, Italy44.889N, 11.066E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsDuchy of Mirandola; Kingdom of FranceagainstPapal States; Holy Roman Empire; Spanish Empire
Casualties and losses200and1,800
Part ofItalian War of 1551–15591551 to 1559

Where it sits in the Italian War of 1551–1559

Siege of Mirandola, 1551Siege of Metz, 1553Siege of Thérouanne, 1553Battle of Marciano, 1554Siege of Vesoul, 1557Siege of Thionville, 1558Battle of Gravelines, 155815511558Siege of Mirandola, 1551
7 placed engagements of the Italian War of 1551–1559 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateJuly 1551 (month precision)
to February 1552
PlaceMirandola, Italy
44.889N, 11.066E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength4004,000
Casualties and losses2001,800
Commanders
  • Alessandro Vitelli
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1321 and 1742.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1551

Siege of Mirandola is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3625430, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Mirandola (1551), revision 1370743563, 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.