The Battle That Never Was
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The Battle That Never Was
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In the winter of 1517, villagers near Verdellino, Italy, reported an impossible vision: armies of ghostly soldiers clashing in a frozen field, day after day, then vanishing without a trace. Witnesses included peasants, priests—even a Venetian mercenary commander who saw the battle with his own eyes.
This episode reconstructs the events surrounding the so-called Battle That Never Was, a mass apparition—or hallucination—that spread through Lombardy and reached the halls of the Vatican. Based on firsthand accounts, sealed letters, and early printed pamphlets, it remains one of Europe’s most unnerving historical anomalies.
What hundreds swore they saw has been nearly erased. This is the record that remains.
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