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Battle of Maclodio

Battle of Maclodio was a battle fought on 11 October 1427 at Maclodio, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Wars in Lombardy, which ran from 1423 to 1454. The recorded result: Venetian victory.

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Venetian victory at Maclodio against the Duke of Milan
Venetian victory at Maclodio against the Duke of Milan. Giuseppe Lorenzo Gatteri and Francesco Zanotto, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought11 October 1427
WhereMaclodio, Italy45.483N, 10.050E
OutcomeVenetian victory
BelligerentsRepublic of Venice; Duchy of Mantuaagainst20px; Duchy of Milan
Casualties and lossesUnknownand8,000 Milanese taken prisoner including Malatesta
Part ofWars in Lombardy1423 to 1454

Where it sits in the Wars in Lombardy

Battle of Zagonara, 1424Siege of Mirandola, 1426Battle of Maclodio, 1427Siege of Lucca, 1429Siege of Lucca, 1430Battle on the Po, 1431Battle of San Romano, 1432Battle of Delebio, 1432Battle of Castel Bolognese, 1434Siege of Brescia, 1438Battle of Anghiari, 1440Battle of Caravaggio, 1448First Siege of Pontevico, 1452Second Siege of Pontevico, 1453Third Siege of Pontevico, 145314241453Battle of Maclodio, 1427
15 placed engagements of the Wars in Lombardy in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date11 October 1427
PlaceMaclodio, Italy
45.483N, 10.050E
KindBattle, medieval
Casualties and lossesUnknown8,000 Milanese taken prisoner including Malatesta
Commanders
  • Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola
  • Francesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua
  • Carlo I Malatesta
Battle of MaclodioBattle of MaclodioBattle of ChiariSiege of BresciaSiege of BresciaBattle of BresciaBattle of CortenuovaBattle of ChiariMilanGenoaBolognaParmaFerraraTrentoLuganoBolzano100 km45.483N, 10.050E
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Battle of Maclodio is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q671340, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Maclodio, revision 1370448469, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.