Battle of Caravaggio
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| Battle of Caravaggio | |||||||
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| Part of Wars in Lombardy | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Ambrosian Republic |
 Republic of Venice |
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| Commanders | |||||||
| Francesco Sforza | Micheletto Attendolo | ||||||
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| 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 September 15, 1448.
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 as its duke.
