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4 unusual facts about Battle of Fornovo


Battle of Fornovo

He was granted free passage through Milan, but was vigorously opposed by Florence, Pope Alexander VI, and Naples.

The following evening, Doge Agostino Barbarigo and the Venetian Senate received a report in which they were told that the Venetian army had not been destroyed, but that the result of the battle was uncertain because they had many casualties and deserters, but they did not know the enemy casualties.

LeBreton Dorgenois

He was a descendant of Denis d'Envrich, who fought in the Battle of Fornoue in 1495 and was bestowed the name of LeBreton by Charles VIII of France.

Stratioti

Apart from the Albanian stradioti, Greek and Italian ones were also deployed in the Battle of Fornovo.


Fornovo di Taro

It is especially remembered as the seat of the Battle of Fornovo, fought in 1495 between the Italian league and the French troops of Charles VIII.

Virginio Orsini

After the defeat of the French in the Battle of Fornovo (6 June 1495) and the restoration of the Aragonese in Naples the same month, Virginio was arrested and imprisoned by Ferdinand II of Naples, the new Neapolitan king, with the consent of the Pope.


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