Battle of Anghiari

This article is about the battle. For Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the battle, see The Battle of Anghiari (Leonardo).
Battle of Anghiari

Peter Paul Rubens's copy of Leonardo da Vinci's The Battle of Anghiari. Allegedly from left to right is Francesco Piccinino; Niccolò Piccinino; Ludovico Trevisan; Giovanni Antonio del Balzo Orsini.
Date29 June 1440
Location
Anghiari, Province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy
43°33′0″N 12°4′12″E / 43.55000°N 12.07000°E / 43.55000; 12.07000
Result League victory
Belligerents
League of Italian states:
Republic of Florence
Papal States
Republic of Venice		 Duchy of Milan
Commanders and leaders
Ludovico Trevisan
Micheletto Attendolo
Giovanni Antonio del Balzo Orsini		 Niccolò Piccinino
Casualties and losses
Light[1] Light[1]
Battle of Anghiari is located in Italy
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Location within Italy
Battle of Anghiari is located in Europe
Battle of Anghiari
Battle of Anghiari (Europe)

The Battle of Anghiari was fought on 29 June 1440, between the forces of Milan and the League of some Italian states led by the Republic of Florence in the course of the Wars in Lombardy. The battle was a victory for the Florentines, who secured their domination of central Italy.

The battle is well known for its depiction in a failed attempt at a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, now known only by its preparatory sketches. It is also remarkable for the fact that though the battle lasted all day, involving several thousand troops, it was said that only one soldier was killed. According to Niccolò Machiavelli, after four hours of skirmishing, the single death occurred "when a soldier fell off his horse".[2]

  1. ^ a b Frances S. Saunders, Hawkwood "Diabolical Englishman", 2004, p.93
  2. ^ "The Battle of Anghiari". Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.