When the Lombard army had completed its crossing of Oglio at Pontoglio and Palazzolo, the imperial troops saw large smoke clouds and moved to Cortenuova, which was 18 km from their current positions.
It was situated, according to the Itineraries, 18 miles from Acrae (modern Palazzolo).
Palazzolo Vercellese borders the following municipalities: Camino, Fontanetto Po, Gabiano, and Trino.