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Battle of Serravalle

Battle of Serravalle was a battle fought on 4 June 1544 at Serravalle, in what is now San Marino. It was part of the Italian War of 1542–46 Un penesote, which ran from 1542 to 1546. The recorded result: Imperial-Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 8,000 soldiers; 400 horsemen against 10,000 men.

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Fought4 June 1544
WhereSerravalle, San Marino44.733N, 8.850E
OutcomeImperial-Spanish victory
BelligerentsEmpire of Charles V: Spain; Holy Roman EmpireagainstKingdom of France; Italian mercenaries
Casualties and lossesHighandHigh; 5,000 men captured
Part ofItalian War of 1542–46 Un penesote1542 to 1546

Where it sits in the Italian War of 1542–46 Un penesote

Siege of Perpignan, 1542Battle of Muros Bay, 1543Battle of Ceresole, 1544Battle of Serravalle, 1544Siege of Saint-Dizier, 1544Sieges of Boulogne, 1544Battle of Bonchurch, 1545French invasion of the Isle of Wight, 1545Battle of the Solent, 154515421545Battle of Serravalle, 1544
9 placed engagements of the Italian War of 1542–46 Un penesote in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 June 1544
PlaceSerravalle, San Marino
44.733N, 8.850E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength8,000 soldiers; 400 horsemen10,000 men
Casualties and lossesHighHigh; 5,000 men captured
Commanders
  • Alfonso d'Avalos d'Aquino, Marquis del Vasto
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1544 and 1799.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1544

Battle of Serravalle is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 3 in present-day San Marino.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3822861, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Serravalle (1544), revision 1370248212, 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.