Battle of Alessandria

Battle of Alessandria
Part of Florentine-Milanese Wars
Battle of Alessandria
Date 25 July 1391 Location Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy 44°55′N 08°37′E / 44.917°N 8.617°E / 44.917; 8.617 Result Milanese victory
Belligerents
Milan Gian Galeazzo Visconti Lord of Milan	Florence French army in Florentine pay
Commanders and leaders
Jacopo dal Verme	Jean III of Armagnac †
Strength
10,000 (incl. 6,000 knights)	10,500 (incl. 7,500 knights)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Thousands killed 6,000 captured

The Battle of Alessandria or Battle of Castelazzo was a battle during the Florentine-Milanese Wars which was fought at Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy on 25 July 1391 between the mercenary army of Gian Galeazzo Visconti of Milan and that of the Jean III of Armagnac. It ended in victory for Milan.^[1]