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Pavia 1525 Angus Konstam

Pavia 1525 By Angus Konstam

Pavia 1525 by Angus Konstam


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An account of the battle at Pavia in 1525 between France and the Holy Roman Empire. The Habsburg emperor Charles V defeated and captured Francis I of France; the battle marked the onset of Habsburg dominance in Italy.

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Pavia 1525: The Climax of the Italian Wars by Angus Konstam

The battle of Pavia has been hailed as the first modern battle, marking the rise of hand held weapons as a tool of warfare. In this titanic clash the most decisive of the Italian Wars, caused by French territorial ambitions in first the Kingdom of Naples and then the Duchy of Milan the French troops were smashed by the Spanish Imperial Army. King Francis I was captured, and the cream of his nobility slaughtered. France's greatest defeat since Agincourt, the battle dramatically swung the balance of power in Western Europe.

About Angus Konstam

Angus Konstam has written several books for Osprey, mainly on 18th century subjects. Angus previously worked as a Curator of Weapons at the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and as Chief Curator of the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. He now devotes himself to full-time writing, indulging his passion for maritime and naval history to the maximum. Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, specialising in the medieval period. He has illustrated numerous titles for Osprey, covering a wide variety of subjects from the dress of the 10th-century armies of the Caliphates, through the action of bloody medieval battles, to the daily life of the British Redcoat of the late 18th century. The son of the illustrator Michael Turner, Graham lives and works in Buckinghamshire, UK.

Table of Contents

Opposing Commanders/Opposing Forces/The Origins of the Campaign/The Battle of Pavia/The Aftermath/The Battlefield Today/Chronology/Wargaming Pavia/Further Reading

Additional information

GOR003559169
9781855325043
1855325047
Pavia 1525: The Climax of the Italian Wars by Angus Konstam
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
1996-11-15
96
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