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Infantry underwent profound developments during the Italian Wars, evolving from a primary pike- and halberd-wielding force to a more flexible arrangement of arquebusiers, pikemen, and other troops. While landsknechts and Swiss mercenaries continued to dominate during the early part of the wars, the Italian War of 1521 demonstrated the power of ...
This is an overview of notable events including battles during the wars. Prelude (1498–1499) 7 April 1498: Charles VIII of France died and was succeeded by his cousin Louis, Duke of Orléans as Louis XII.
The Black Bands of Giovanni: Infantry and Diplomacy During the Italian Wars (1526–1528). Pisa: Pisa University Press, Edizioni Plus, 2005. ISBN 88-8492-231-3. Arnold, Thomas F. The Renaissance at War. Smithsonian History of Warfare, edited by John Keegan. New York: Smithsonian Books / Collins, 2006. ISBN 0-06-089195-5.
During the Battle of Flodden, the Scottish army was heavily defeated, losing some 9,000 men and many nobles, including King James, the King's illegitimate son, and twelve earls. [8] 7 October 1513: Battle of La Motta (1513). Spanish and Imperial victory over Venice (allied with France). Also known as the Battle of Schio, Vicenza or Creazzo.
The military history of Italy chronicles a vast time period, lasting from the military conflicts fought by the ancient peoples of Italy, most notably the conquest of the Mediterranean world by the ancient Romans, through the expansion of the Italian city-states and maritime republics during the medieval period and the involvement of the historical Italian states in the Italian Wars and the ...
Renaissance wars lead to significant changes in the history of diplomacy and warfare; Italian universities play a significant role in the beginning of the Scientific Revolution; Increase of papal temporal power leads to the Reformation, the Counter-Reformation and the European wars of religion
Part of the "Star Wars" La Corona: Tikal: 677 AD 679 AD War against Nuun Ujol Chaak: Calakmul Dos Pilas: Tikal: 680 AD 680 AD Ninth "Star War" (Fifth Caracol-Naranjo War) Part of the Caracol-Naranjo Wars Part of the "Star Wars" Naranjo: Caracol: 680 AD 1355 AD Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars: Bulgarian Empires: Byzantine Empire: 680 AD 692 AD Second ...
The Risorgimento movement emerged to unite Italy in the 19th century. Piedmont-Sardinia took the lead in a series of wars to liberate Italy from foreign control. Following three Wars of Italian Independence against the Habsburg Austrians in the north, the Expedition of the Thousand against the Spanish Bourbons in the south, and the Capture of Rome, the unification of the country was completed ...