Significant1515
Battle of Marignano
Melegnano (Marignano) · Duchy of Milan
Estimated casualties
11K – 22Kestimated dead
Estimates range: Swiss ~6,000-14,000 dead, French ~5,000-8,000. Combined dead roughly 11,000-22,000.
SOURCEWikipedia / Historyofwar.org
Fought 13-14 September 1515 near Melegnano (16 km SE of Milan), the newly crowned Francis I of France decisively defeated the Swiss pikemen, ending the legend of Swiss invincibility and securing the Duchy of Milan.
Belligerents2
- France
- Old Swiss Confederacy
ON THE MAPKingdom of France
Sources
- Wikipedia: Battle of Marignano
- Historyofwar.org: Battle of Marignano
- Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0
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