Siege

Siege of Atella

Jun 1496 – Jul 1496 · 40.87° N, 15.65° E

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Jun 1496 – Jul 1496
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Siege
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40.87° N, 15.65° E
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1496 siege

Siege of Atella

Final battle in the Italian Wars (1495)

The siege of Atella was the concluding battle of the First Italian War, where the French headquarters in Atella was besieged and eventually taken by the League of Venice. The League's forces were commanded by Castilian general Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, who received the nom de guerre El Gran Capitán for his success in the siege.

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