Battle of Vaprio d'Adda

Battle of Vaprio d'Adda
	Part of the Italian War of 1521–26
	; Lombardy in 1521.
Date	November 13, 1521
Location	Vaprio d'Adda, Duchy of Milan (present-day Italy)
Result	Imperial–Spanish and Papal victory
Belligerents
Holy Roman Empire; Spain; Papal States; House of Sforza; Marquisate of Mantua; ;	France; Republic of Venice; Swiss mercenaries;
Commanders and leaders
Prospero Colonna; Fernando d'Avalos; Giovanni delle Bande Nere; Gian Giacomo Medici; Federico II Gonzaga;	Odet de Foix; Thomas de Foix-Lescun; Mercurio Bua; Andrea Gritti;
Casualties and losses
Minor	Significant

The battle of Vaprio d'Adda was fought on November 13, 1521 between a Hispano-Imperial and Papal army commanded by Prospero Colonna and a French and Venetian army led by Odet de Foix, Viscount of Lautrec. It was fought for the control of the nearby Duchy of Milan, acquired by King Francis I of France after the Battle of Marignano, but disputed by Pope Leo X and Emperor Charles V. The Imperial and Papal victory in the battle meant the capture of Milan.