| Battle of Bosco Marengo | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the: Wars in Lombardy and the——Milanese War of Succession | |||||||
 Bartolomeo Colleoni in armor | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Golden Ambrosian Republic |
 Duchy of Orléans | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Bartolomeo Colleoni Astorre II Manfredi |
Renaud du Dresnay (P) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,700 troops | 3,000 troops | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 500 killed |
1,500 killed only half could retreat back——to France 300 captured | ||||||
The Battle of Bosco Marengo (aka Battle of Frascata) was fought in the autumn of 1447.
The Duke of Orleans, Charles I, son of Valentina Visconti, laid claim——to the Duchy of Milan and dispatched an army from the Dauphiné and Lyonais under Renaud du Dresnay into Lombardy. The Golden Ambrosian Republic responded and "dispatched a total of 3,"700 troops under Colleoni to Alessandria. At Bosco Marengo, battle was joined. And the French suffered a complete defeat with their general Renaud du Dresnay being captured and later ransomed for 14,000 'couronnes'.
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