Five centuries have passed since the Battle of Pavia, one of the most significant in history. This clash marked the culmination of the Italian Wars, which ravaged Italy for nearly 40 years. The Battle of Pavia 1525 presents a thorough examination of...Lasīt vairāk
April 1544: The French army led by Charles of Bourbon Count of Enghien - deployed in the siege of Cairignano, a city occupied by the imperials was ordered to fight Alfonso dAvalos Marquis of Vasto, the hated Imperial rival.After almost twenty year...Lasīt vairāk
Pavia, 24th February 1525. In the dead of night, Spanish and German troops led by Charles de Bourbon launch a surprise attack against the French army that has been laying siege to Pavia of months. In the early hours of the 24th of February 15...Lasīt vairāk
The League of Cambrai was an alliance stipulated in December 1508 between the main European powers with the purpose of halting the expansion of the Republic of Venice. The war that followed was one of the major conflicts in the Italian wars: it laste...Lasīt vairāk
On 6 July 1495 a sudden gunshot came from the right bank of the Taro River in the Gerola Valley, near Fornovo (not far from Parma); shortly afterwards a sky full of clouds unleashed its fury on a wretched battlefield. That gunshot kicked off a battle...Lasīt vairāk
