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PAVIA, 1525
CHARLES V CRUSHES THE FRENCH |
| By: |
Angus Konstam |
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| ISBN 10: |
1855325047 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781855325043 |
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| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
15 November, 1996 |
| Series: |
Osprey Military Campaign S. No. 44 |
| Pages: |
96 |
| Description: |
An account of the battle at Pavia in 1525 between France and the Holy Roman Empire. The Habsburg emperor Charles V defeated and captured Francis I of France; the battle marked the onset of Habsburg dominance in Italy. |
| Synopsis: |
Osprey's Campaign title for the climax of the Italian Wars (1494-1559). The battle of Pavia has been hailed as the first modern battle, marking the rise of hand held weapons as a tool of warfare. In this titanic clash - the most decisive of the Italian Wars, caused by French territorial ambitions in first the Kingdom of Naples and then the Duchy of Milan - the French troops were smashed by the Spanish Imperial Army. King Francis I was captured, and the cream of his nobility slaughtered. France's greatest defeat since Agincourt, the battle dramatically swung the balance of power in Western Europe. |
| Illustrations: |
b&w illustrations, b&w photographs, colour illustrations, maps. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
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