Battle of La Motta

Infobox Military Conflict


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partof=the War of the League of Cambrai
conflict=Battle of La Motta
date=October 7, 1513
place=Schio, north-west of Vicenza, present-day Italy
result=Decisive Spanish victory
combatant1=Spain
combatant2=Republic of Venice
commander1=Prospero Colonna [From [http://www.condottieridiventura.it/tabellestoria/1510.htm this website] , which lists it as "Battle of Creazzo"] .
Ramon de Cardona
commander2=Bartolomeo d'Alviano
strength1=c. 1,000 cavalry [Including 150 German men-at-arms, and not counting an unknown number of light cavalry.] ,
7,000 infantry
strength2=c. 3,000 cavalry [This number includes 1,000 stradioti and 500 light cavalry] ,
10,000 infantry,
24 guns
casualties1=
casualties2=400 cavalry,
4,000 infantry

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.

Notes

References

* Norwich, John Julius (1989). "A History of Venice". New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-72197-5.