siege, medieval

Siege of Atella

Name: Siege of Atella
Location: Atella, Italy

Siege of Atella was a siege conducted in May 1496 at Atella, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Italian War of 1494–1495, which ran from 1494 to 1495. The recorded result: Victory of the League of Venice. Recorded strength: 1,900 Spanish; Unknown number of allies against 5,000.

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FoughtMay 1496

WhereAtella, Italy40.867N, 15.650E

OutcomeVictory of the League of Venice

BelligerentsLeague of Venice: 20px Kingdom of Spain; Kingdom of Naples; Republic of Venice; Papal StatesagainstKingdom of France

Casualties and losses600and3,100

Part ofItalian War of 1494–14951494 to 1495

Where it sits in the Italian War of 1494–1495

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

Date	May 1496 (month precision) to June 1496
Place	Atella, Italy 40.867N, 15.650E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Strength	1,900 Spanish; Unknown number of allies	5,000
Casualties and losses	600	3,100
Commanders	Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Ferdinand II of Naples Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua Cesare Borgia	Gilbert, Count of Montpensier

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Melfi 1528, 14 km N
Battle of Olivento 1041, 22 km NE
Battle of Ascoli 1392, 40 km N
Battle of Asculum 279 BC, 40 km N
Battle of Cerignola 1503, 49 km NE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Fornovo 6 July 1495
After: Siege of Ostia 20 February 1497
All 6 engagements of Italian War of 1494–1495

Elsewhere in 1496

Assault on Ivangorod Russia
Battle of Nyslott Finland

Siege of Atella is one of 743 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5708031, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Atella, revision 1371053036, 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.