Battle of La Motta (1513)

Battle of La Motta
Part of the War of the League of Cambrai
Portrait of Prospero Colonna (1452–1523), Italian condottiere
Date 7 October 1513 Location Schio, Veneto, Republic of Venice (present-day Italy) Result Spanish and Imperial victory[1]
Belligerents
Republic of Venice	Spain Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Bartolomeo d'Alviano Alessandro Fregoso Antonio Pio Constanzo Pio	Ramón de Cardona Fernando d'Ávalos Prospero Colonna Georg von Frundsberg
Strength
10,000 infantry 3,000 cavalry 24 guns	4,000 Spanish infantry 3,500 Imperial landsknechts 1,000 Spanish cavalry 32 guns
Casualties and losses
Over 4,500 casualties	Unknown, but minor

The Battle of La Motta, also known as the Battle of Schio, Battle of Vicenza or Battle of Creazzo, took place at Schio,^{[clarification needed]} in the Italian region of Veneto, Republic of Venice, on 7 October 1513, between the forces of the Republic of Venice and a combined force of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire, and was a significant battle of the War of the League of Cambrai.^[1] A Venetian army under Bartolomeo d'Alviano was decisively defeated by the Spanish/Imperial army commanded by Ramón de Cardona^[1] and Fernando d'Ávalos.^[2]