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Osprey's Campaign title for the climax of the Italian Wars (1494-1559). The battle of Pavia has been hailed as the first modern battle, marking the rise of hand held weapons as a tool of warfare. In this titanic clash - the most decisive of the Italian Wars, caused by French territorial ambitions in first the Kingdom of Naples and then the Duchy of Milan - the French troops were smashed by the Spanish Imperial Army. King Francis I was captured, and the cream of his nobility slaughtered. France's greatest defeat since Agincourt, the battle dramatically swung the balance of power in Western Europe.
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Pavia 1525: The Climax of the Italian Wars, Angus Konstam
- Language
- Released
- 1996
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Pavia 1525: The Climax of the Italian Wars
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Angus Konstam
- Publisher
- OSPREY PUB INC
- Released
- 1996
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 96
- ISBN10
- 1855325047
- ISBN13
- 9781855325043
- Series
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- Osprey's Campaign title for the climax of the Italian Wars (1494-1559). The battle of Pavia has been hailed as the first modern battle, marking the rise of hand held weapons as a tool of warfare. In this titanic clash - the most decisive of the Italian Wars, caused by French territorial ambitions in first the Kingdom of Naples and then the Duchy of Milan - the French troops were smashed by the Spanish Imperial Army. King Francis I was captured, and the cream of his nobility slaughtered. France's greatest defeat since Agincourt, the battle dramatically swung the balance of power in Western Europe.