War of L'Aquila

War of L'Aquila
Date7 May 1423-5 June 1424
Location
near L'Aquila, present-day Italy
Result Braccio da Montone's defeat
Belligerents
Braccio da Montone L'Aquila
League of Duchy of Milan, Kingdom of Naples, Papal States
Commanders and leaders
Braccio da Montone  Muzio Attendolo , Francesco Sforza, Jacopo Caldora
Strength
6,000 infantry
3,200 cavalry[1]
10,000 infantry
(5,000 Milanese, 3,000 Papal troops, 2,000 Neapolitans)
3,360 cavalry[1]

The War of L'Aquila (Italian: Guerra dell'Aquila) was a conflict in 15th-century Italy. It started in 1423 as a personal conflict against the condottiero Braccio da Montone and the city of L'Aquila in Abruzzo, but later turned into a national conflict when the forces of the Duchy of Milan, the Republic of Florence, the Papal States, and the Kingdom of Naples were also involved. Braccio da Montone was killed in the final battle near L'Aquila.

  1. ^ a b Milli, Giuseppe (1979). Andrea Braccio Fortebraccio, Conte di Montone. Città di Castello: Società Tipolitografica Editoriale.

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