Battle of Bosco Marengo

Battle of Bosco Marengo
Part of the Wars in Lombardy and the Milanese War of Succession

Bartolomeo Colleoni in armor [1]
DateOctober 11, 1447[2]
Location
Bosco Marengo, Piedmont
Result Ambrosian victory[1][3][4]
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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