The battle field was agreed upon by Fieramosca and La Motte through an exchange of letters, and a site located between Andria and Corato was chosen. This field, today called St. Elias, was in the territory of the City of Trani, in those days under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Venice.

In immortal memory of the event, the Prefect of Bari and Otranto, don Ferrante Caracciolo, erected in 1583 a Monument to the Challenge, in the very place where it was fought, with an epigraph on which was written (in Latino):

"Whoever you are, if remarkable feats of valour inflame your soul, remember the illustrious warriors of great deeds. Here noble pride led thirteen Italians to battle thirteen French. Mars himself seemed to shine and to give them strength and courage. Equal were the numbers, equal were the weapons, equal were the vigour of the souls, and all were equally joyous and proud to die for the fatherland. Fortunate valour brought an end to the dispute, and those who were victorious were those who were meant to be so. Here the Italians overcame the French in royal competition: here the conquered Gaul gave its hand to Italy".

In 1806, a few French soldiers, stationed in Andria, went to the field of the Challenge and damaged the monument, destroying the plaque. Only 50 years later, under pressure from the Ruvan historian Giovanni Jatta, was the plaque reconstructed with the addition of another short epigraph dictated by Giovanni Bovio:

"XIII February MDIII in equal competition
against thirteen French here
thirteen from every Italian land
in unity and in ancient love
and between two invaders proved
that where the soul surpasses fortune
individuals and nations rise again".