Battle of Bosco Marengo | |||||||
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Part of the Wars in Lombardy and the Milanese War of Succession | |||||||
Bartolomeo Colleoni in armor [1] | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Golden Ambrosian Republic | Duchy of Orléans | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Bartolomeo Colleoni Astorre II Manfredi [1] [5] [6] [7] | Renaud du Dresnay (P) [1] [3] [5] [8] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,700 troops [6] | 3,000 troops [5] [9] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
500 killed [10] [6] [11] | 1,500 killed [10] [8] [11] only half could retreat back to France [9] 300 captured [10] [11] |
The Battle of Bosco Marengo (aka Battle of Frascata) [3] was fought in the Autumn of 1447.
The Duke of Orleans, Charles I, son of Valentina Visconti, laid claim to the Duchy of Milan [10] and dispatched an army from the Dauphiné and Lyonais under Renaud du Dresnay into Lombardy. [5] The Golden Ambrosian Republic responded and dispatched a total of 3,700 troops under Colleoni to Alessandria. [6] At Bosco Marengo, battle was joined and the French suffered a complete defeat [12] with their general Renaud du Dresnay being captured and later ransomed for 14,000 'couronnes'. [13]
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