Book: Pavia 1525: The Climax Of The Italian Wars( Series - Osprey Military Campaign Series, 44 ) 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.
Details of Book: Pavia 1525: The Climax Of The Italian Wars( Series - Osprey Military Campaign Series, 44 ) Book: Pavia 1525: The Climax Of The Italian Wars( Series - Osprey Military Campaign Series, 44 )
Author: Angus Konstam, Graham Turner
ISBN: 1855325047
ISBN-13: 9781855325043
, 978-1855325043
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 1996/12/01
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (uk)
Number of Pages: 96
Language: English