Battle of La Motta
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| Battle of La Motta | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the League of Cambrai | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Spain | Republic of Venice | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Prospero Colonna[1]. Ramon de Cardona |
Bartolomeo d'Alviano | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| c. 1,000 cavalry[2], 7,000 infantry |
c. 3,000 cavalry[3], 10,000 infantry, 24 guns |
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| Casualties | |||||||
| 400 cavalry, 4,000 infantry |
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| War of the League of Cambrai |
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| Agnadello – Padua – Mirandola – Brescia – Ravenna – St. Mathieu – Novara – Guinegate – Flodden Field – La Motta – Marignano |
The Battle of La Motta, also known as the Battle of Schio, Battle of Vicenza or Battle of Creazzo, which took place on October 7, 1513 between the Republic of Venice and Spain, was a significant battle of the War of the League of Cambrai. A Venetian army under Bartolomeo d'Alviano attempted to prevent the Spanish under Ramon de Cardona from withdrawing from the Veneto, but was defeated and scattered.
[edit] Notes
- ^ From this website, which lists it as "Battle of Creazzo"
- ^ Including 150 German men-at-arms, and not counting an unknown number of light cavalry.
- ^ This number includes 1,000 stradiotti (Croatian light cavalry) and 500 light cavalry
[edit] References
- Norwich, John Julius (1989). A History of Venice. New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-72197-5.
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