Battle of La Motta

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Battle of La Motta

Part of the War of the League of Cambrai

Date	October 7, 1513
Location	Schio, north-west of Vicenza, Italy
Result	Decisive Spanish victory

Combatants

Republic of Venice

Commanders

Prospero Colonna^[1].
Ramon de Cardona

Bartolomeo d'Alviano

Strength

c. 1,000 cavalry^[2],
7,000 infantry

c. 3,000 cavalry^[3],
10,000 infantry,
24 guns

Casualties

400 cavalry,
4,000 infantry

War of the League of Cambrai
Agnadello – Padua – Mirandola – Brescia – Ravenna – St. Mathieu – Novara – Guinegate – Flodden Field – La Motta – Marignano

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.

^ From this website, which lists it as "Battle of Creazzo"
^ Including 150 German men-at-arms, and not counting an unknown number of light cavalry.
^ This number includes 1,000 stradiotti (Croatian light cavalry) and 500 light cavalry

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

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