Battle of Marignano

Battle of Marignano
Part of the War of the League of Cambrai
Francis I Orders His Troops to Stop Pursuing the Swiss, a Romantic 19th century work by Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard (Galerie des Batailles, Palace of Versailles)
Date 13–14 September 1515 Location Near Melegnano, southeast of Milan, present-day Italy Result Franco-Venetian victory Swiss cantons signed the Treaty of Fribourg establishing the "Perpetual Peace" Territorial changes France occupies Milan
Belligerents
France Venice	Old Swiss Confederacy Milan
Commanders and leaders
Francis I Gian Giacomo Trivulzio Bartolomeo d'Alviano Louis de la Trémoille Charles III, Duke of Bourbon	Marx Röist Maximilian Sforza[1] Cardinal Mattheus Schiner
Strength
French: 30,000 men and 72 guns [2] Venetian reinforcements: 10,000 men (very few engaged)[3]	22,200 men 22,000 infantry 200 cavalry
Casualties and losses
5,000 dead[4] Unknown wounded	10,000 dead[5] Unknown wounded

The Battle of Marignano was the last major engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai and took place on 13–14 September 1515. It took place near the town now called Melegnano, 16 km southeast of Milan. It involved the French army led by Francis I, newly crowned King of France, against the Old Swiss Confederacy.

1. ↑ Sforza was present at the battle, and, being the nominal employer of the Swiss, may be considered their leader. It is extremely doubtful, however, that he exercised any actual command.
2. ↑ Tucker, Spencer C. (2009). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. Vol. II. Santa Bárbara: ABC-CLIO. p.484
3. ↑ Nolan, Cathal J. (2006). The Age of Wars of Religion, 1000-1650: An Encyclopedia of Global Warfare and Civilization. p.575; Nolan, Cathal J. (2017). The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost. Oxford University Press. p.68
4. ↑ Nolan (2006), p.575; Tucker (2009), p.484
5. ↑ Nolan (2006): p.575