Battle of Novara (1500)

Battle of Novara (1500)

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Second Italian War
partof=the Italian Wars


caption=
date=1500
place=Milan, Italy
casus=
territory=
result= French victory
combatant1= France
combatant2= Duchy of Milan
commander1= Louis XII of France
commander2= Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan

The Battle of Novara was fought in Milan in April of 1500 between the forces of King Louis XII of France and the forces of Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan. Ultimately, Sforza was taken to France as a captive after his troops were defeated in battle. [Pettegree, pp. 59-60.]

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*List of battles

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*Pettegree, Andrew. "Europe in the Sixteenth Century". Blackwell History of Europe, 2002.


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