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Third Siege of Pontevico

Third Siege of Pontevico was a siege conducted on 16 October 1453 at Pontevico, in what is now Italy; it lasted 3 days. It was part of the Wars in Lombardy, which ran from 1423 to 1454. The recorded result: Milanese victory.

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Fought16 October 1453lasted 3 days
WherePontevico, Italy45.271N, 10.085E
OutcomeMilanese victory
Belligerents20px|border Duchy of Milan; 20px|border Kingdom of FranceagainstRepublic of Venice
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, 145314241453Third Siege of Pontevico, 1453
15 placed engagements of the Wars in Lombardy in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date16 October 1453
to 19 October 1453
PlacePontevico, Italy
45.271N, 10.085E
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
  • Francesco I Sforza
  • René of Anjou
  • Jacopo Piccinino
Third Siege of PontevicoThird Siege of PontevicoSecond Siege of PontevicoFirst Siege of PontevicoBattle of CremonaSiege of CrémoneBattle of CremonaMilanVeniceGenoaBolognaVeronaBergamoParmaFerrara100 km45.271N, 10.085E
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Elsewhere in 1453

Third Siege of Pontevico 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 Q123735760, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Third siege of Pontevico, revision 1370750656, 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.