Crossing of the Alps
Responding to Pope Adrian I's appeal, Charlemagne crosses the Alps with Frankish armies to confront King Desiderius of the Lombards.
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773 in France
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Historical records for France in 773
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Siege of Pavia
Charlemagne begins the siege of Pavia, the Lombard capital, after invading northern Italy.
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