Battle of Cerignola

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The Battle of Cerignola (1503) was a pivotal engagement in the Italian Wars, often cited as the first major European battle won largely through the use of firearms, where Spanish forces decisively defeated the French in southern Italy.

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Battle of Cerignola canonical 9
Battle of Cerignola (1503) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent Crown of Aragon ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
chronologyPosition early 16th century battle ⓘ
combatantType artillery units ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
commandedBySide French forces commanded by Louis d’Armagnac, Duke of Nemours ⓘ
Spanish forces commanded by Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ⓘ
commander Diego de Mendoza ⓘ
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ⓘ
Louis d’Armagnac, Duke of Nemours ⓘ
Próspero Colonna ⓘ
linked to: Prospero Colonna
conflict Italian Wars ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
date 1503-04-28 ⓘ
describedAs first major European battle won largely through the use of firearms ⓘ
era Early Modern period ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Garigliano (1503) ⓘ
hasWeapon arquebus ⓘ
artillery ⓘ
cavalry lances ⓘ
pike ⓘ
historicalPeriod Renaissance ⓘ
involvedState Crown of Aragon ⓘ
Crown of Castile ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
killedCommander Louis d’Armagnac, Duke of Nemours ⓘ
location Cerignola ⓘ
Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
southern Italy ⓘ
notableFor early decisive use of firearms in European warfare ⓘ
pioneering use of arquebusiers in a defensive role ⓘ
use of field fortifications and entrenchments ⓘ
partOf Italian Wars ⓘ
Second Italian War ⓘ
partOfCampaign Spanish campaign to control the Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Seminara (1503) ⓘ
result Spanish victory ⓘ
strategicOutcome contributed to Spanish control of the Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
tacticalFeature earthen ramparts and ditches ⓘ
entrenched Spanish position ⓘ
integration of pikes and firearms ⓘ
tacticalNature defensive battle ⓘ
theatre Italian Peninsula ⓘ
year 1503 ⓘ

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

Prospero Colonna → notableBattle → Battle of Cerignola ⓘ
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba → notableBattle → Battle of Cerignola ⓘ
Battle of Garigliano → precededBy → Battle of Cerignola ⓘ
Fabrizio Colonna → participantIn → Battle of Cerignola ⓘ
Italian War of 1499–1504 → significantEvent → Battle of Cerignola (1503) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Cerignola
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba → battle → Battle of Cerignola ⓘ
subject linked to: El Gran Capitán
Diego García de Paredes → notableBattle → Battle of Cerignola ⓘ
Diego de Mendoza → notableEvent → Battle of Cerignola ⓘ
Louis d’Armagnac, Duke of Nemours → conflict → Battle of Cerignola ⓘ