Battle of Marignano (1515 AD)

Battle of Marignano (21px Kingdom of France & Venice vs Old Swiss Confederacy & 21px Milan) took place in 1515 AD during War of the League of Cambrai.

Battle facts

• Year: 1515 AD
• Date: 1515-09-14
• Era: Early Modern
• Conflict: War of the League of Cambrai
• Side A: 21px Kingdom of France, Venice
• Side B: Old Swiss Confederacy, 21px Milan
• Commanders (A): Francis I, Gian Giacomo Trivulzio, Bartolomeo d'Alviano, Louis de la Trémoille, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon
• Commanders (B): Marx Röist, Maximilian Sforza, Cardinal Mattheus Schiner
• Casualties: approx. 5,000 dead10,000 dead
• Outcome: Franco-Venetian victory Swiss cantons signed the Treaty of Fribourg establishing the "Perpetual Peace"
• Coordinates: 45.367°, 9.317°

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