Battle of Arbedo
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The Battle of Arbedo was a 1422 military engagement between the Duchy of Milan and the Swiss Confederation that marked a key Milanese victory and temporarily halted Swiss expansion into the Ticino region.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Arbedo canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Duchy of Milan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Swiss Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | Milanese attempt to recover control of Bellinzona and the Ticino region ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinConflict | early 15th century Italian conflicts involving the Swiss ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Milanese forces
ⓘ
Swiss forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Landammann of Uri (Swiss commander, traditionally identified as Rudolf Stüssi or local leaders depending on source) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | territorial conflict ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Duchy of Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1422-06-30 ⓘ |
| effect |
restoration of Milanese control over Bellinzona
ⓘ
temporary halt of Swiss expansion into Ticino ⓘ |
| followedBy | renewed Milanese control of the Leventina and Ticino routes ⓘ |
| hasApproximateMilaneseCasualties | moderate ⓘ |
| hasApproximateSwissCasualties | high ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| involvedUnitType |
Milanese men-at-arms
ⓘ
Swiss infantry ⓘ halberdiers ⓘ pikemen ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
German
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Switzerland
ⓘ
Ticino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Bellinzona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | demonstrated effectiveness of dismounted men-at-arms against Swiss pike formations ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian Wars of the early 15th century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Arbedo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Swiss occupation of Bellinzona ⓘ |
| primaryOpponent | Duchy of Milan vs Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| regionContested | Ticino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bellinzona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ticino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Milanese victory ⓘ |
| significance |
important episode in early Swiss military history
ⓘ
key Milanese victory in the struggle for control of Alpine passes ⓘ |
| terrain | river plain near Arbedo ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
Milanese dismounted men-at-arms fighting on foot
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Swiss pike square formations ⓘ |
| year | 1422 ⓘ |
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