Battle of Caravaggio

1448 battle in Italy

Battle of Caravaggio

Part of Wars in Lombardy and the Milanese War of Succession

The Venetian commanders Ermolao Donato and Gerardo Dandolo refuse to save themselves at the battle
| Date| 15 September 1448

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Location|

Caravaggio, Italy

Result|  Milanese victory
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

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* 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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