Battle of Marciano

When

12 Aug 1554

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

43.31° N, 11.79° E

Description

1554 battle of the Italian War of 1551–1559

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1554 battle in the Italian Wars

The Battle of Marciano occurred in the countryside of Marciano della Chiana, near Arezzo, Tuscany, on August 2, 1554, during the Italian War of 1551. The battle pitted an army of the Duchy of Florence and the Empire of Charles V, commanded by Gian Giacomo Medici, and an army of the Republic of Siena and France, led by Piero Strozzi.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Marciano: Senese–French forces are defeated by the Florentine–Imperial army”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire de Florence alliée à l'Empire contre Sienne et les Français conduits par Pierre Strozzi à la bataille de Scannagallo (Marciano)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Марчано”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Italian War of 1551–15591551 · War