Battle of Giornico 1478
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1478 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Medieval (500–1499) | derived from year |
| Location | Switzerland | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Transalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 46.3833, 8.8833 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
In the Battle of Giornico, also known as the battle of large rocks (Italian: Battaglia di Giornico, dei Sassi Grossi; German: Schlacht bei Giornico) (28 December 1478), about 600 Swiss troops ambushed from above and defeated a larger force of the Duchy of Milan, confined in a narrow icy valley, by rolling large boulders down the hillside against the Milanese.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Giornico (revision 1370441642), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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