Battle of Cadore

Battle of Cadore
Part of the War of the League of Cambrai
Sketch made by Rubens from a copy of a painting by Titian depicting the battle
Date 2 March 1508 Location Cadore, northern Veneto, present-day Italy Result Venetian victory
Belligerents
Republic of Venice	Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Bartolomeo d'Alviano Pandolfo IV Malatesta Carlo IV Malatesta † Rinieri della Sassetta Camillo Orsini Pietro del Monte Babone Naldi Gianconte Brandolini	Sixt von Trautson † Johannes Sprengli † Trips Vailer von Felkircher † Glauscop von Felkircher †
Strength
3,300 infantry 100 stradioti cavalry 100 heavy cavalry 300 light cavalry 400 mounted crossbowmen 4 falconets	4,000–6,000 infantry 8 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
Low, including 4 knights	1,822 killed 500 captured 8 artillery pieces captured

The battle of Cadore, also known as the battle of Rio Secco or Rusecco, took place near Pieve di Cadore during the opening phase of the War of the League of Cambrai, part of the Italian Wars, on 2 March 1508, opposing the Venetian armies commanded by Bartolomeo d'Alviano and those of the Holy Roman Empire under the leadership of Sixt von Trautson. The battle resulted in a decisive Venetian victory, stopping the Habsburg invasion of Cadore and allowing the Venetians to reconquer all their lost strongholds as well as invade Habsburg-ruled lands in Friuli and the Julian March, besieging Trieste and marching on Istria. This would trigger the creation of the League of Cambrai and the beginning of the War of the League of Cambrai.