Battle of Caravaggio explained

Conflict:Battle of Caravaggio
Partof:Wars in Lombardy and the Milanese War of Succession
Date:15 September 1448
Place:Caravaggio, Italy
Result:Milanese victory
Combatant1:Ambrosian Republic
Combatant2: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

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 15 September 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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