| Battle of Casalecchio | |||||||
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| Part of the expansion of the Duchy of Milan | |||||||
.jpg) Casalecchio di Reno | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Milan |
Bologna Florence | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gian Galeazzo Visconti Alberico da Barbiano |
Giovanni I Bentivoglio Muzio Attendolo | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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8,000 Milanese cavalry great number infantry |
5,000 Florentine cavalry several infantry brigades | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Casalecchio took place on 26 June 1402 near the town of Casalecchio di Reno, near Bologna, in northern Italy.[1]
A Bolognese army under Giovanni Bentivoglio opposed Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan. The city of Bologna was aided by the Republic of Florence that supplied 5,000 cavalry (Rose Brigade) commanded by Bernardo della Serra.[1] The Lord of Padua sent cavalry and supplies along with two of his sons.[2]
Visconti was aided by the Malatesta of Rimini and the Gonzaga of Mantua.[1] With Facino Cane,[1] the condottiero Ludovico Gabriotto Cantelli (Ludovico da Parma) commanded the Milanese vanguard of 8,000 cavalry.
The Bolognese-Florentine army was led by Muzio Attendolo, while the Milanese army was commanded by Alberico da Barbiano.[1]
- ^ a b c d e Morelli 2015, p. 199.
- ^ Morelli 2015, p. 199-200.