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Siege of Novara

Siege of Novara was a siege conducted in 1495 at Novara, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Novara. It was part of the Italian War of 1494–1495, which ran from 1494 to 1495. The recorded result: League of Venice victory.

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Fought1495
WhereNovara, Italy45.450N, 8.620E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeLeague of Venice victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstLeague of Venice: 17px Republic of Venice; Duchy of Milan; 17px Margraviate of Mantua
Part ofItalian War of 1494–14951494 to 1495

Where it sits in the Italian War of 1494–1495

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6 placed engagements of the Italian War of 1494–1495 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1495 (year precision)
to 1495
PlaceNovara, Italy
45.450N, 8.620E
KindSiege, medieval
Casualties and losses2,000
Commanders
  • Louis XII
  • Galeazzo Sanseverino
  • Ludovico Sforza
  • Beatrice d'Este
  • Bernardo Contarini
  • Luca Pisani
  • Melchiorre Trevisan
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Placed at Novara; 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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Siege of Novara 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 Q112232807, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Novara (1495), revision 1370744071, 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.