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Battle of Cerignola

Battle of Cerignola was a battle fought on 28 April 1503 at Cerignola, in what is now Italy. It was part of Second War of Naples, which ran from 1501 to 1504. The recorded result: Spanish victory.

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El lienzo muestra a Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453-1515), conocido como "el Gran Capitan", contemplando el cadáver del Duque de Nemours, comandante del ejército francés en la batalla de Ceriñola,
El lienzo muestra a Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453-1515), conocido como "el Gran Capitan", contemplando el cadáver del Duque de Nemours, comandante del ejército francés en la batalla de Ceriñola, . Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought28 April 1503
WhereCerignola, Italy41.267N, 15.900E
OutcomeSpanish victory
Belligerents20px Spainagainst22px Kingdom of France
Casualties and losses500 total casualtiesand2,000 killed and captured
Part ofSecond War of Naples1501 to 1504

Where it sits in Second War of Naples

Battle of Ruvo, 1503Battle of Cerignola, 1503Siege of Salses, 150315031503Battle of Cerignola, 1503
3 placed engagements of Second War of Naples in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date28 April 1503
PlaceCerignola, Italy
41.267N, 15.900E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength~9,000; 700 men-at-arms; 800 light horse; 1,000 arquebusiers; 2,000 landsknechts; 1,000+ other infantry; 20 guns~9,000; 650 French gendarmes; 1,100 light horse; 3,500 Swiss infantry; 2,500–3,500 French infantry; 40 guns (arrived too late)
Casualties and losses500 total casualties2,000 killed and captured
Commanders
  • Louis d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours
  • Pierre Terrail
Battle of CerignolaBattle of CerignolaBattle of CanusiumSiege of Canosa di PugliaBattle of CannaeBattle of Cannae (1018)Battle of HerdoniaBattle of CanusiumBattle of HerdoniaNaplesSalernoBariPescaraTarantoFoggiaBrindisiBenevento100 km41.267N, 15.900E
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Battle of Cerignola is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2264459, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cerignola, revision 1381502545, 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.