battle, early modern

Battle of Ruvo

Name: Battle of Ruvo
Start: 1503-02-23
Location: Ruvo di Puglia, Italy

Battle of Ruvo was a battle fought on 23 February 1503 at Ruvo di Puglia, in what is now Italy. It was part of Second War of Naples, which ran from 1501 to 1504. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 300 lances; 300 foot-soldiers against 400 foot-soldiers; 600 horsemen; 1,300 soldiers.

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Fought23 February 1503

WhereRuvo di Puglia, Italy41.117N, 16.483E

OutcomeSpanish victory

BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstSpain

Part ofSecond War of Naples1501 to 1504

Where it sits in Second War of Naples

3 placed engagements of Second War of Naples in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	23 February 1503
Place	Ruvo di Puglia, Italy 41.117N, 16.483E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	300 lances; 300 foot-soldiers	400 foot-soldiers; 600 horsemen; 1,300 soldiers
Commanders	Jacques de La Palice	Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Diego García de Paredes

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

Nearest engagements

Battle of Bitonto 1734, 17 km E
Barletta Challenge 1502, 18 km N
Siege of Modugno 1799, 25 km E
Air Raid on Bari 1943, 32 km E
Siege of Bari 1068, 32 km E

In the same war

After: Battle of Cerignola 28 April 1503
All 3 engagements of Second War of Naples

Elsewhere in 1503

Battle of Ruvo 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 Q2072513, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ruvo, revision 1370587808, 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.