Pavia, 1525 : Charles V Crushes the French
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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.
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Product details
- Paperback | 96 pages
- 185 x 250 x 8.13mm | 352g
- 01 Dec 1996
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Osprey Publishing
- New York, United Kingdom
- English
- b&w illustrations, b&w photographs, colour illustrations, maps.
- 1855325047
- 9781855325043
- 486,919
About Angus Konstam
Angus Konstam has written several books for Osprey, mainly on 18th century subjects. Angus previously worked as a Curator of Weapons at the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and as Chief Curator of the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. He now devotes himself to full-time writing, indulging his passion for maritime and naval history to the maximum.
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