Battle of Fornovo

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The Battle of Fornovo was a major 1495 clash in northern Italy during the Italian Wars, where a French army under Charles VIII fought a coalition of Italian states in one of the first large-scale battles of the conflict.

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Battle of Fornovo canonical 10
Battaglia di Fornovo 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aftermath French lost much of their baggage and loot ⓘ
League claimed victory for propaganda purposes ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battaglia di Fornovo ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fornovo
belligerent Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Duchy of Milan ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
League of Venice ⓘ
Papal States ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
combatantType feudal levies ⓘ
professional mercenary forces ⓘ
commander Charles VIII of France ⓘ
Francesco II Gonzaga ⓘ
Gian Giacomo Trivulzio ⓘ
conflict Italian War of 1494–1498 ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
date 1495-07-06 ⓘ
followedBy French withdrawal from Italy ⓘ
historicalPeriod Renaissance ⓘ
locatedIn Emilia-Romagna ⓘ
northern Italy ⓘ
linked to: Northern Italy
location Fornovo di Taro ⓘ
notableFeature cavalry charges by French gendarmes ⓘ
extensive use of early gunpowder artillery ⓘ
one of the first large-scale battles of the Italian Wars ⓘ
objective secure French retreat from Naples to France ⓘ
outcome French army escaped encirclement ⓘ
partOf Italian Wars ⓘ
Italian campaigns of Charles VIII of France ⓘ
precededBy French invasion of Italy in 1494 ⓘ
result strategic French success ⓘ
tactically inconclusive ⓘ
river Taro River ⓘ
significance checked French dominance in Italy ⓘ
demonstrated vulnerability of Italian states to foreign armies ⓘ
strength French army about 9,000–12,000 men ⓘ
League army about 20,000–30,000 men ⓘ
weaponUsed arquebuses ⓘ
artillery ⓘ
pikes ⓘ
year 1495 ⓘ

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Italian Wars → significantEvent → Battle of Fornovo ⓘ
Battle of Fornovo → alsoKnownAs → Battaglia di Fornovo ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fornovo
invasion of Italy (1494–1495) → hasBattle → Battle of Fornovo ⓘ
First Italian War (1494–1495) → hasBattle → Battle of Fornovo ⓘ
Fornovo di Taro → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Fornovo ⓘ
Gian Giacomo Trivulzio → battle → Battle of Fornovo ⓘ
League of Venice → significantBattle → Battle of Fornovo ⓘ
Louis II de la Trémoille → participantIn → Battle of Fornovo ⓘ
Taro River → historicalEventSite → Battle of Fornovo ⓘ
Bayard → participatedIn → Battle of Fornovo ⓘ