Battle of Pavia (1431)

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Wars in Lombardy
Part of Wars in Lombardy
Date May 22, 1431 Location Pavia, Italy Result Milanese victory
Combatants
Venice	Milan
Commanders
Niccolò Trevisani	Paccino Eustacchio
Strength
85 ships	Unknown
Casualties
70 ships 2,500 soldiers	Unknown

The Battle of Pavia was a battle of the Wars in Lombardy. It occurred on May 22, 1431, on the Ticino River, near Pavia. The battle was fought between 85 Venetian galleys, sent towards Cremona to support Count of Carmagnola's army, and a somewhat superior number of Milanese galleys. The Venetians were commanded by Niccolò Trevisani.

The battle resulted in the defeat of the Venetians, who could not be helped by Carmagnola's field army, with a loss of c. 2,500 men, 28 galleys and 42 transport ships.

[edit] See also

• Battle of Soncino

[edit] References

• George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 978-0-442-22336-6).