Battle of Delebio

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Wars in Lombardy


caption=
partof=Wars in Lombardy
place=Delebio, Valtellina, Italy
result=Milanese victory
combatant1=
combatant2=
date=November 18 and 19 1432
commander1=Niccolò Piccinino
Stefano Quadrio
commander2=Giorgio Corner
strength1=more than 400 horse
strength2=Unknown
casualties1=Unknown
casualties2=5,300 infantry
2,700 prisoners

The Battle of Delebio was a battle of the Wars in Lombardy. It occurred on November 18 and November 19 1433, near Delebio, in the Valtellina. It was an aftermath of the occupation of Brescia and the Valle Camonica by the armies of the Republic of Venice, led by Francesco Bussone, Count of Carmagnola.

The Venetian troops under Giorgio Corner had invaded the Valtellina in 1431, in order to secure the Republic's northern borders and favour their trades towards Germany. On November 18 1432 the army of Filippo Maria Visconti, duke of Milan, with more than 400 horse and an unspecified infantry under the condottiero Niccolò Piccinino, marched alongside the Lake Como to defy the Venetians. Among the commanders of the Venetian troops was Bartolomeo Colleoni, which later became one of the most famous condottieri.

The first clash occurred that same day, when Venetians lost c. 300 infantry to push back a surprise attack on their camp. The following morning the camp was attacked by Piccinino from West and by the Ghibellines of Valtellina, under Stefano Quadrio, from East. The Venetians were crushed, most of their commanders being imprisoned. The Venetian losses amounted to 1,800 cavalry and 3,500 infantry, with c. 2,700 prisoners (5,000 casualties and 7,000 prisoners according to other sources).

ee also

*Wars in Lombardy

References

*cite book|authorlink=George Bruce|last=Bruce|first=George|title=Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles|publisher=Van Nostrand Reinhold|year=1981|id=ISBN 978-0-442-22336-6