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Battle of Arbedo, a Common card
The Battle of Arbedo was fought on 30 June 1422 between the Duchy of Milan and the Swiss Confederation, and ended with a Milanese victory.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 55
- DEF
- 46
- Power
- 101
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,100
Power 101 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Battle of Arbedo quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Battle of Arbedo card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
The Battle of Arbedo was fought on 30 June ____ between the Duchy of Milan and the Swiss Confederation, and ended with a Milanese victory.
Answer
1420s. The Battle of Arbedo was fought on 30 June 1422 between the Duchy of Milan and the Swiss Confederation, and ended with a Milanese victory. From the Battle of Arbedo article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Alexander Geynrikh. Alexander Geynrikh 65 · Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play 61 · 27 July 1996 incident 58 · Battle of Arbedo 55 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- In 1419, the Swiss cantons of Uri and Unterwalden bought the fortified town of Bellinzona from the House of Sax but were unable to defend it adequately.
- When they rejected a Milanese proposal to purchase Bellinzona in 1422, a Milanese force under the command of the condottiero Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola attacked and defeated the Swiss garrison and occupied the town.
- A Swiss attempt to recapture Bellinzona with the support of other cantons including Lucerne and Zug led to the battle at the village of Arbedo, 3 km north of the town.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Battle of Arbedo article was read about 5,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 55 and blocks with 46: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Battle of Arbedo
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- Alexander GeynrikhCommon · Society · ATK 65 DEF 36
- Frederick John KieslerCommon · Arts · ATK 65 DEF 36
- Hovhannes ShirazCommon · Arts · ATK 58 DEF 43
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Battle of Arbedo (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Benedicht Tschachtlan, upload by Adrian Michael, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
