Battle of Caravaggio

Battle of Caravaggio

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict= Battle of Caravaggio
partof= Wars in Lombardy


caption=
date= september 15, 1448
place= Caravaggio, Italy
result= Milanese victory
combatant1=
combatant2= flag|Venice|name=Republic of Venice
commander1= Francesco Sforza
commander2= Micheletto Attendolo
strength1= 12,000 cavalry, 7,000 infantry
strength2= 12,500 cavalry, 3,000/4,000 infantry
casualties1=
casualties2=
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.

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.


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