Battle of Gavinana

Battle of Gavinana

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Gavinana


caption=
partof=the War of the League of Cognac
date=August 3, 1530
place=Gavinana, near Florence, Italy
result=Decisive Imperial victory
combatant1=Holy Roman Empire
combatant2=Florence
commander1=Philibert of Châlon†, Fabrizio Maramaldo
commander2=Francesco Ferruccio†
strength1=
strength2=
casualties1=
casualties2=

The Battle of Gavinana was a battle in the War of the League of Cognac. It was fought on August 3, 1530 between the city of Florence and the forces of the Holy Roman Empire.

The Imperial forces were led by Philibert of Châlon, Prince of Orange, with reinforcements under Fabrizio Maramaldo arriving later in the battle. The Florentine forces were led by the merchant Francesco Ferruccio.

At first the Florentines drove back the Imperial army, despite being outnumbered. In the process, the Prince of Orange was fatally shot in the chest by two arquebus balls.

However, when Maramaldo arrived with 2,000 troops the tide was reversed. After being wounded and captured, Ferruccio was executed personally by Maramaldo.

External links

* [http://www.datesofhistory.com/Battle-of-Gavinana-Italy.event.html Battle of Gavinana] on World History Database


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