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Battle of La Motta
Part of the War of the League of Cambrai
Date October 7, 1513 Location Schio, north-west of Vicenza, Italy Result Decisive Spanish victory
Combatants
Spain	Republic of Venice
Commanders
Prospero Colonna<ref>From this website, which lists it as "Battle of Creazzo"</ref>. Ramon de Cardona	Bartolomeo d'Alviano
Strength
c. 1,000 cavalry<ref>Including 150 German men-at-arms, and not counting an unknown number of light cavalry.</ref>, 7,000 infantry	c. 3,000 cavalry<ref>This number includes 1,000 stradiotti (Croatian light cavalry) and 500 light cavalry</ref>, 10,000 infantry, 24 guns
Casualties
	400 cavalry, 4,000 infantry

War of the League of Cambrai
Agnadello – Padua – Brescia – Ravenna – St. Mathieu – Novara – Guinegate – Flodden Field – La Motta – Marignano

The Battle of La Motta, also known as the Battle of Schio, Battle of Vicenza or Battle of Creazzo, which took place on October 7, 1513 between the Republic of Venice and Spain, was a significant battle of the War of the League of Cambrai. A Venetian army under Bartolomeo d'Alviano attempted to prevent the Spanish under Ramon de Cardona from withdrawing from the Veneto, but was defeated and scattered.

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• Norwich, John Julius (1989). A History of Venice. New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-72197-5.