Fernando Francisco de Avalos Pescara14 February 1525
Avalos surprises the French with 1500 Spanish arquebusiers
Spain · Warfare / Italian War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Avalos surprises the French with 1500 Spanish arquebusiers
Francis I is captured in Lombardy by the Viceroy of Naples in a war against Charles V. Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor, defeats Francis I, King of France, taking him prisoner to Spain. A birthday gift was the person of the King of France, Spanish hegemony in Italy dates from the Battle of Pavia
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