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Battle of the Sesia

Battle of the Sesia was a battle fought in 1524 in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Italian War of 1521–1526, which ran from 1521 to 1526. The recorded result: Imperial–Spanish victory.

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Battle of the Sesia
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Fought1524
WhereItaly45.136N, 8.570E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeImperial–Spanish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstEmpire of Charles V: Holy Roman Empire; Spain
Part ofItalian War of 1521–15261521 to 1526

Where it sits in the Italian War of 1521–1526

Siege of Logroño, 1521Siege of Mézières, 1521Siege of Tournai, 1521Siege of Pavia, 1522Battle of Bicocca, 1522Siege of Genoa, 1522Siege of Fuenterrabía, 1523Siege of Bayonne, 1523Siege of Milan, 1523Siege of Arona, 1523Battle of the Sesia, 1524Siege of Marseille, 1524Siege of Pavia, 1524Battle of Pavia, 152515211525Battle of the Sesia, 1524
14 placed engagements of the Italian War of 1521–1526 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1524 (year precision)
PlaceItaly
45.136N, 8.570E
KindBattle, early modern
Commanders
  • Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet
  • Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard
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Placed at its recorded location; 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 1524

Battle of the Sesia is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q642320, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Sesia (1524), revision 1379068884, 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.