Fornovo 1495 : France's bloody fighting retreat (Campaign)
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Book Description
In the year 1495, Charles VIII was the youthful King of France, the most powerful state in medieval Europe. A dreamer who saw himself as the saviour of Christian Europe, he believed he could roll back the ever-spreading tide of Ottoman Turkish conquest. As a base for his crusade he was determined to seize southern Italy. In a lightning campaign he used France's modern army to sweep through Italy, his mobile field artillery train smashing into dust the tall towers of Italy's medieval castles. The Italian states rallied and at Fornovo their alliance, the League of Venice, fought Charles' army to a standstill.
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Highly visual guides to history's greatest conflicts, detailing the command strategies, tactics, and experiences of the opposing forces throughout each campaign, and concluding with a guide to the battlefields today.
Fornovo 1495: France's bloody fighting retreat (Campaign),David Nicolle,Richard Hook,Osprey Publishing,1855325225,History - Military / War,History: World,Military - World War II,Military History - Medieval,European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland),History / Military / General,Italy,Land forces & warfare,War & defence operations,c 1500 to c 1600
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