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Battle of Giornico
- When
- 28 December 1478
- Where
- Giornico
- Part of
- Battle of Giornico
On 28 December 1478, about 600 Swiss troops ambushed and defeated a larger Milanese force in the narrow, icy valley of Giornico by rolling boulders down the hillside.
The entire Milanese army reached Giornico on 28 December 1478 and outnumbered the defenders by about twenty-to-one. The Swiss, positioned above the narrow, icy valley, ambushed the Milanese force and defeated them by rolling large boulders down the hillside against the Milanese troops confined in the valley.
Sources
- Battle of Giornico Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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