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Battle of Molinella

Battle of Molinella was a battle fought in 1467 at Molinella, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Molinella. The recorded result: Indecisive. Recorded strength: 14,000 against 13,000.

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Il Romanino (attribuito a): La battaglia della Riccardina [1467]. Affresco nel Castello di Malpaga, già di Bartolomeo Colleoni. Foto di Giorces.
Il Romanino (attribuito a): La battaglia della Riccardina [1467]. Affresco nel Castello di Malpaga, già di Bartolomeo Colleoni. Foto di Giorces.. Giorces, CC BY-SA 2.5 it, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1467
WhereMolinella, Italy44.617N, 11.667E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeIndecisive
BelligerentsRepublic of VeniceagainstRepublic of Florence

Record

Date1467 (year precision)
PlaceMolinella, Italy
44.617N, 11.667E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength14,00013,000
Casualties and losses500 killed; 500–1,000 wounded; 1,000 horses killed "ripped up"
Commanders
  • Bartolomeo Colleoni
  • Piero di Cosimo de' Medici
  • Federico da Montefeltro
Battle of MolinellaBattle of MolinellaBattle of PortomaggioreBattle of the UniversityBattle of BolognaBattle of CasagliaBattle of CasalecchioBattle of the UniversityBattle of CasagliaFlorenceVeniceVeronaTriestePisaBergamoParmaLivorno100 km44.617N, 11.667E
Placed at Molinella; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1467

Battle of Molinella 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 Q532899, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Molinella, revision 1370450180, 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.