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Battle of the Adda River

Battle of the Adda River was a battle fought in AD 490 at Adda, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Adda. It was part of the Ostrogothic conquest of Italy, which ran from AD 488 to AD 493. The recorded result: Gothic victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 490
WhereAdda, Italy45.134N, 9.882E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeGothic victory
BelligerentsOstrogoths; VisigothsagainstHeruls; Scirians
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofOstrogothic conquest of ItalyAD 488 to AD 493

Where it sits in the Ostrogothic conquest of Italy

Siege of Pavia, AD 489Battle of the Ulca, AD 489Battle of Isonzo, AD 489Battle of Verona, AD 489Siege of Ravenna, AD 490Battle of Faenza, AD 490Battle of the Adda River, AD 490AD 489AD 490Battle of the Adda River, AD 490
7 placed engagements of the Ostrogothic conquest of Italy in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 490 (year precision)
PlaceAdda, Italy
45.134N, 9.882E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Theodoric the Great
  • Odoacer
Battle of the Adda RiverBattle of the Adda RiverSiege of PizzighettoneBattle of CremonaBattle of CremonaSiege of CrémoneBattle of FombioSiege of PizzighettoneBattle of CremonaBattle of FombioMilanTurinGenoaBolognaVeronaBergamoFerraraTrento100 km45.134N, 9.882E
Placed at Adda; 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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Battle of the Adda River is one of 88 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3147058, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Adda River, revision 1370597612, 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.