Battle of Ravenna

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The Battle of Ravenna was a major 1512 clash during the Italian Wars in which French forces won a costly victory over a Spanish-papal army, marking one of the bloodiest engagements of the conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Ravenna (1512) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ravenna
belligerent Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
Papal States ⓘ
casualties one of the bloodiest battles of the Italian Wars ⓘ
combatantStrength French army approximately 23,000 men ⓘ
Spanish–papal army approximately 16,000 men ⓘ
commander Alfonso I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara ⓘ
Fabrizio Colonna ⓘ
Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours ⓘ
Jacques de La Palice ⓘ
Pedro Navarro ⓘ
Ramón de Cardona ⓘ
conflictType Italian Wars battle ⓘ
countryAtTime Papal States territory ⓘ
date 11 April 1512 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of La Motta ⓘ
French withdrawal from much of northern Italy ⓘ
FrenchCasualties several thousand killed and wounded ⓘ
hasParticipant French heavy cavalry ⓘ
Landsknecht infantry ⓘ
linked to: Landsknechte

Spanish infantry ⓘ
artillery of Alfonso I d’Este ⓘ
papal troops ⓘ
historicalPeriod Renaissance ⓘ
historicalRegion Northern Italy ⓘ
involves Holy League forces ⓘ
location Italy ⓘ
Romagna ⓘ
linked to: Emilia-Romagna

near Ravenna ⓘ
modernCountry Italy ⓘ
notableDeath Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours ⓘ
notableFeature French tactical victory but strategic setback ⓘ
extensive use of field artillery ⓘ
heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
opponentOf League of the Holy League ⓘ
partOf Italian Wars ⓘ
War of the League of Cambrai ⓘ
partOfCampaign French campaign in Romagna 1511–1512 ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Ravenna (1512) ⓘ
result French victory ⓘ
significance demonstrated growing importance of artillery in early modern warfare ⓘ
temporarily secured French control over parts of northern Italy ⓘ
SpanishPapalCasualties several thousand killed, wounded, or captured ⓘ
year 1512 ⓘ

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Italian Wars → significantEvent → Battle of Ravenna ⓘ
Bayard (Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard) → notableWork → battle of Ravenna (1512) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ravenna
Holy League against France → notableBattle → Battle of Ravenna ⓘ
Battle of Ravenna → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Ravenna (1512) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ravenna
Fabrizio Colonna → participantIn → Battle of Ravenna (1512) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ravenna
Castilian army → notableBattle → Battle of Ravenna (1512) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ravenna
Italian War of 1508–1516 → notableBattle → Battle of Ravenna (1512) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ravenna
Alfonso I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara → participantIn → Battle of Ravenna (1512) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ravenna
Siege of Ravenna (1512) → followedBy → Battle of Ravenna (1512) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ravenna
Siege of Ravenna (1512) → chronologicallyCloseTo → Battle of Ravenna (1512) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ravenna
Jacques de La Palice → participatedIn → Battle of Ravenna ⓘ
Imperial–Spanish forces → engagedInBattle → Battle of Ravenna ⓘ
Bayard → participatedIn → Battle of Ravenna (1512) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ravenna
War of the Holy League → notableBattle → Battle of Ravenna ⓘ
Habsburg–French wars in Italy → hasKeyEvent → Battle of Ravenna (1512) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ravenna