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Battle of Seminara

Battle of Seminara was a battle fought on 28 June 1495 at Seminara, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Italian War of 1494–1495, which ran from 1494 to 1495. The recorded result: French victory.

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Battle of Seminara
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Fought28 June 1495
WhereSeminara, Italy38.333N, 15.867E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Franceagainst20px Spain; Kingdom of Naples
Part ofItalian War of 1494–14951494 to 1495

Where it sits in the Italian War of 1494–1495

Battle of Rapallo, 1494Siege of Novara, 1495Battle of Seminara, 1495Battle of Fornovo, 1495Siege of Atella, 1496Siege of Ostia, 149714941497Battle of Seminara, 1495
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

Date28 June 1495
PlaceSeminara, Italy
38.333N, 15.867E
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Bernard Stewart, 3rd Lord of Aubigny
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Elsewhere in 1495

Battle of Seminara 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 Q2670926, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Seminara, revision 1372454113, 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.