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Battle of Crevola
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The Battle of Crevola was fought in the spring of 1487, between a marauding Swiss army from the Valais and Lucerne[2][12] and troops from the Duchy of Milan,[2] for the supremacy of the Val d'Ossola (Eschental) .
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Battle of Crevola | |||||||
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Part of the Transalpine campaigns | |||||||
![]() The battle of Crevola in the Luzerner Schilling | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Old Swiss Confederacy:[3]![]() ![]() | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Renato Trivulzio Giberto Borromeo Giampietro Bergamino [5][6] |
Jost von Silenen Albin von Silenen (POW) [4][7][8] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,200 Cavalry [9][10] 2,000 Infantry [9][10] total of 3,500 troops [11] |
6,000 Infantry [9][11] 1,000 Swiss joined from the Saluzzo Campaign | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
800-1000 killed [3][9][10][12] |
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