Battle of Marignano

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The Battle of Marignano was a major 1515 clash near Milan in which French forces under Francis I decisively defeated the Swiss, marking a turning point in the Italian Wars and securing French dominance in northern Italy.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Marignano canonical 20
Marignano 2
Battle of Marignano (1515) 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
aftermath French occupation of the Duchy of Milan ⓘ
Perpetual Peace between France and the Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
Treaty of Fribourg (1516) ⓘ
long-term French influence in Milan ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Melegnano ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vailà

Marignano 1515 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Marignano
belligerent Duchy of Milan ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
chronology fought shortly after Francis I’s invasion of Italy in 1515 ⓘ
combatantType French royal army ⓘ
linked to: French royal forces

Swiss mercenary infantry ⓘ
commander Charles III, Duke of Bourbon ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Bourbon

Francis I of France ⓘ
Gian Giacomo Trivulzio ⓘ
King Francis I ⓘ
linked to: Francis I of France

Prospero Colonna ⓘ
Swiss cantonal leaders ⓘ
conflict Italian War of 1515–1516 ⓘ
country Duchy of Milan ⓘ
date 1515-09-13 ⓘ
endDate 1515-09-14 ⓘ
era Renaissance ⓘ
involved Kingdom of France–Swiss Confederacy relations ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ
location Lombardy ⓘ
Marignano ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Marignano

Melegnano ⓘ
near Marignano ⓘ
near Milan ⓘ
notableFor Francis I’s first major victory as king ⓘ
decisive defeat of Swiss mercenary infantry ⓘ
use of combined arms by French forces ⓘ
notableUnit French artillery ⓘ
French heavy cavalry ⓘ
Swiss pikemen ⓘ
linked to: Swiss mercenaries

Venetian contingent ⓘ
partOf Habsburg–Valois rivalry ⓘ
Italian Wars ⓘ
result French victory ⓘ
significance ended Swiss expansion in northern Italy ⓘ
marked decline of Swiss battlefield invincibility ⓘ
secured French dominance in northern Italy ⓘ
turning point in the Italian Wars ⓘ
strengthEstimate French army larger than 30,000 men ⓘ
Swiss army around 20,000–25,000 men ⓘ
year 1515 ⓘ

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Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Italian Wars → significantEvent → Battle of Marignano ⓘ
Francis I of France → battle → Battle of Marignano ⓘ
Bartolomeo d'Alviano → participantIn → Battle of Marignano ⓘ
Battle of Marignano → location → Marignano ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Marignano
Battle of Marignano → alsoKnownAs → Marignano 1515 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Marignano
Swiss mercenary tradition → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Marignano ⓘ
Italian War of 1508–1516 → notableBattle → Battle of Marignano ⓘ
Gian Giacomo Trivulzio → battle → Battle of Marignano ⓘ
Charles de Bourbon → notableBattle → Battle of Marignano ⓘ
Treaty of Fribourg (1516) → relatedTo → Battle of Marignano ⓘ
Treaty of Fribourg (1516) → chronologicallyFollows → Battle of Marignano (1515) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Marignano
Jacques de La Palice → participatedIn → Battle of Marignano ⓘ
Melegnano → hasHistoricalName → Marignano ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Marignano
Melegnano → siteOf → Battle of Marignano ⓘ
Louis II de la Trémoille → participantIn → Battle of Marignano ⓘ
Charles IV, Duke of Alençon → participatedIn → Battle of Marignano ⓘ
Massimiliano Sforza → event → Battle of Marignano ⓘ
Massimiliano Sforza → lostPowerIn → Battle of Marignano ⓘ
French forces → participatedInBattle → Battle of Marignano ⓘ
War of the Holy League → notableBattle → Battle of Marignano ⓘ
Habsburg–French wars in Italy → hasKeyEvent → Battle of Marignano ⓘ