Battle of Caravaggio
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Battle of Caravaggio | |||||||
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Part of Wars in Lombardy and the Milanese War of Succession | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ambrosian Republic | Republic of Venice | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Francesco Sforza | Micheletto Attendolo | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
12,000 cavalry, 7,000 infantry | 12,500 cavalry, 3,000/4,000 infantry |
The Battle of Caravaggio was fought near Caravaggio, in Lombardy (northern Italy), between the armies of the Ambrosian Republic (Milan's short lived republic) and the Republic of Venice, on 15 September 1448.
The commander of the Milanese army was the condottiero Francesco Sforza, who later, with the help of the same Venetian armies, would conquer Milan and establish himself as its duke.
References
- Stella Fletcher (4 February 2014). The Longman Companion to Renaissance Europe, 1390-1530. Routledge. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-317-88562-7.
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