Battle on the Po (1431)
Battle on the Po | |||||||
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Part of Wars in Lombardy | |||||||
Niccolò Piccinino, condottiero of the Duchy of Milan | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Duchy of Milan | Republic of Venice | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Francesco Sforza Niccolò Piccinino Pacino Eustachio Giovanni Grimaldi [3][4] |
Count of Carmagnola Niccolò Trevisani [2][5] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Powerful force of Vessels, superior in number, but inferior in size & strength [5][6] |
37 Galleys 100 Small Craft [6][7] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
2,500 Killed[7][8][9] 8,000 Captured[10] Including 16 Patricians 70 Ships Looted[8][7] Including 28 Galleys 600,000 Florins[5] |
The Battle on the Po was a battle of the Wars in Lombardy. It occurred in June 1431, on the Po River, near Cremona. 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.
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Sources[]
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- ^ a b Smedley, Edward (1832). Sketches from Venetian history, Volume 2. London.
- ^ a b c Simonde de Sismondi, Jean-Charles-Leonard (1811). Geschichte der italienischen Freistaaten im Mittelalter, Volume 8. Zürich.
- ^ a b Gerolamo Boccardo, Stefano Pagliani (1880). Nuova Enciclopedia Italiana. Turin.
- ^ Battistella, Antonio (1889). Il conte Carmagnola: studio storico con documenti inediti. Genoa.
- ^ Romani, Giovanni (1829). Storia di Casalmaggiore. Casalmaggiore.
Coordinates: 45°08′N 10°02′E / 45.133°N 10.033°E
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- 1431 in Europe
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