Battle of Agnadello

Battle of Agnadello
Part of the War of the League of Cambrai

Battle of Agnadel, 14th May 1509, painting by Pierre-Jules Jollivet
Date14 May 1509
Location
Near Agnadello, between Milan and Bergamo, present-day Italy
Result French victory[1]
Territorial
changes
The League of Cambrai occupies Venice's mainland territories.
Belligerents
Kingdom of France Republic of Venice
Commanders and leaders
Bartolomeo d'Alviano (POW)[2]
Niccolò di Pitigliano
Strength
30,000[2] 15,000[2]
Casualties and losses
500 10,000+[2]

The Battle of Agnadello, also known as Vailà, was one of the most significant battles of the War of the League of Cambrai and one of the major battles of the Italian Wars.

  1. ^ André Thevet, Portraits from the French Renaissance and the Wars of Religion, transl. Edward Benson, ed. Roger Schlesinger, (Truman University Press, 2010), 62.
  2. ^ a b c d A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East, Vol. II, ed. Spencer C. Tucker, (ABC-CLIO, 2010), 479.

Battle of Agnadello

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