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Battle of San Romano

Battle of San Romano was a battle fought on 1 June 1432 at Montopoli in Val d'Arno, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Wars in Lombardy, which ran from 1423 to 1454. The recorded result: Florentine victory (disputed).

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Uccello, the Battle of San Romano
Uccello, the Battle of San Romano. Gleb Simonov, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 June 1432
WhereMontopoli in Val d'Arno, Italy43.689N, 10.758E
OutcomeFlorentine victory (disputed)
BelligerentsRepublic of FlorenceagainstRepublic of Siena
Casualties and losses400 cavalry taken prisonerand600 cavalry and unknown infantry taken prisoner
Part ofWars in Lombardy1423 to 1454

Where it sits in the Wars in Lombardy

Battle of Zagonara, 1424Siege of Mirandola, 1426Battle of Maclodio, 1427Siege of Lucca, 1429Siege of Lucca, 1430Battle on the Po, 1431Battle of San Romano, 1432Battle of Delebio, 1432Battle of Castel Bolognese, 1434Siege of Brescia, 1438Battle of Anghiari, 1440Battle of Caravaggio, 1448First Siege of Pontevico, 1452Second Siege of Pontevico, 1453Third Siege of Pontevico, 145314241453Battle of San Romano, 1432
15 placed engagements of the Wars in Lombardy in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 June 1432
PlaceMontopoli in Val d'Arno, Italy
43.689N, 10.758E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength4,000 cavalry, 2,000 infantry
Casualties and losses400 cavalry taken prisoner600 cavalry and unknown infantry taken prisoner
Commanders
  • Niccolò da Tolentino
  • Micheletto Attendolo
  • Francesco Piccinino
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Battle of San Romano 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 Q2889924, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of San Romano, revision 1370588445, 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.