Battle of Marignano
1515 battle between Switzerland and France
The Battle of Marignano was the last major engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai and took place on 13–14 September 1515. It took place near the town now called Melegnano, 16 km southeast of Milan. It involved the French army led by Francis I, newly crowned King of France, against the Old Swiss Confederacy.
| Battle of Marignano | |||||||||
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| Part of the War of the League of Cambrai | |||||||||
 Francis I Orders His Troops to Stop Pursuing the Swiss, a Romantic 19th century work by Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard (Galerie des Batailles, Palace of Versailles) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 France Venice |
 Old Swiss Confederacy.svg){kind=small} Milan | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Francis I Gian Giacomo Trivulzio Bartolomeo d'Alviano Louis de la Trémoille Charles III, Duke of Bourbon |
Marx Röist Maximilian Sforza[1] Cardinal Mattheus Schiner | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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22,200 men
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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5,000 dead[4] Unknown wounded |
10,000 dead[5] Unknown wounded | ||||||||
References
change- ↑ Sforza was present at the battle, and, being the nominal employer of the Swiss, may be considered their leader. It is extremely doubtful, however, that he exercised any actual command.
- ↑ Tucker, Spencer C. (2009). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. Vol. II. Santa Bárbara: ABC-CLIO. p.484
- ↑ Nolan, Cathal J. (2006). The Age of Wars of Religion, 1000-1650: An Encyclopedia of Global Warfare and Civilization. p.575; Nolan, Cathal J. (2017). The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost. Oxford University Press. p.68
- ↑ Nolan (2006), p.575; Tucker (2009), p.484
- ↑ Nolan (2006): p.575
