Group or institution
Duchy of Milan
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Years
- 1478–1480
Every event in Historedia whose sources name Duchy of Milan, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Battle of Giornico
1478–1480Role: Milanese force
- Swiss Advance
Swiss troops from Uri and other cantons advanced into the Leventina valley and established a siege camp at Bellinzona in November 1478.
- 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.
- Treaty of Lucerne
The treaty of Lucerne, signed on 3 March 1480, established the cession of Leventina from Milan to Uri.
- Swiss Advance
Sources
- Battle of Giornico Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21