Battle of Rapallo (1495)

When

11 May 1495

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

44.35° N, 9.23° E

Description

first naval battle of the Italian Wars

Naval

yes

Placed at the town its title names, Rapallo.

First naval battle of the Italian Wars

The battle of Rapallo was a naval battle fought on 2 May 1495, during the First Italian War, between a fleet of the Republic of Genoa under the command of Francesco Spinola and a French fleet under the command of Louis de Miolans.

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