Battaglia

The hamlet of Battaglia di Campli is located on the slopes of Montagna di Campli, in the Fosso Grande valley.

The small town, partly from the nineteenth century, preserves some interesting houses of the late eighteenth century, built in unworked stone and mortar, and embellished with small shelves on the sides of the windows and wooden architraves. A house (XVIII-XIX century) has a gafio (vaulted pedestrian passage) with an inscription engraved on a brick, above the entrance: "1818 R. B." (R = Ramoni).

The toponym probably refers to the battle of Tagliacozzo (AQ), on 23 August 1268. After the victory of Charles I of Anjou over Corradino of Swabia, the historic Church of S. Maria della Vittoria would have been erected (S. Vittoria). Located at the foot of the mountain, it depended on the church of S. Pietro di Campovalano. The village was a fief of the Melatino family in the twelfth century. In 1589 it hosted Spanish troops to fight the bandits who infested the mountains of Teramo. The modern parish church is dedicated to St. James the Apostle.

Battaglia is the home of Giosia Ramoni, canon of Campli (1689-1755). He was the author of various works, unfortunately lost.