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.
Osprey Campaign 44 - Pavia 1525 The Climax of The Italian Wars
Издательство: Osprey
Author: Angus Konstam
Illustrator: Graham Turner
Год издания: November 1996
Страниц: 96 pages
ISBN: 9781855325043
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Размер: 22.1 mb
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