Wikipedia:
Battle of Serravalle
| Italian War of 1542–46 |
|---|
| Nice – Ceresole – Serravalle – St. Dizier – Montreuil – Boulogne – Isle of Wight – Solent – Bonchurch |
| Italian Wars |
|---|
| 1494–98 – 1499–1504 – League of Cambrai – Urbino – 1521–26 – League of Cognac – 1535–38 – 1542–46 – 1551–59 |
The Battle of Serravalle took place on June 2, 1544, during the Italian War of 1542. A Spanish-Imperial army under Alfonso d'Avalos d'Aquino, Marquis del Vasto, defeated a force of freshly-raised Italian mercenaries in French service, commanded by Pietro Strozzi and Giovan Francesco Orsini, Count of Pitigliano.
References
- Oman, Charles. A History of the Art of War in the Sixteenth Century. London: Methuen & Co., 1937.
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
