Battle of Bosco Marengo
| 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 | |||||||
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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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