Battle of La Motta (1513)

Battle of La Motta
	Part of the War of the League of Cambrai
	; Commemorative monument for the battle of La Motta
Date	7 October 1513
Location	Schio, Veneto, Republic of Venice; (present-day Italy)45°35′48″N 11°29′19″E / 45.59667°N 11.48861°E
Result	Spanish and Imperial victory
Belligerents
Spain; Holy Roman Empire	Republic of Venice
Commanders and leaders
Ramón de Cardona; Prospero Colonna; Fernando d'Ávalos; Georg von Frundsberg;	Bartolomeo d'Alviano; Gian Paolo Baglioni; Gian Paolo Manfrone; Antonio Pio †; Mercurio Bua;
Strength
4,000 Spanish infantry; 3,500 Imperial landsknechts; 1,000 Spanish cavalry; 32 guns;	10,000 infantry; 3,000 cavalry; 24 guns;
Casualties and losses
Unknown, but minor	Over 4,500 casualties

The Battle of La Motta, also known as the Battle of Schio, Battle of Vicenza or Battle of Creazzo, took place at Schio, 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. A Venetian army under Bartolomeo d'Alviano was decisively defeated by the Spanish/Imperial army commanded by Ramón de Cardona and Fernando d'Ávalos.