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Key Battles of the Italian Wars
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Battle of Pavia
Combatants: Spanish and Imperial troops vs. France, Outcome: Spanish/Imperial victory, Historical Impact: Led to the capture of French King Francis I, shifted power balance in Italy
Battle of Novara
Combatants: France vs. Duchy of Milan and Swiss mercenaries, Outcome: Milanese and Swiss victory, Historical Impact: Ended the First Italian War with the Treaty of Paris
Battle of Ceresole
Combatants: French forces vs. Spanish-Imperial forces, Outcome: French victory, Historical Impact: Tactical French victory but strategically inconclusive in the Italian War of 1542–46
Battle of Bicocca
Combatants: Spanish-Imperial forces vs. French and Venetian forces, Outcome: Spanish-Imperial victory, Historical Impact: Demonstrated the effectiveness of Spanish pike and shot infantry formation
Siege of Florence
Combatants: Holy Roman Empire and Spain vs. Republic of Florence, Outcome: Imperial and Spanish victory, Historical Impact: End of the Florentine Republic, rise of the Medici dynasty
Battle of Marignano
Combatants: France vs. Swiss mercenaries, Outcome: French victory, Historical Impact: Solidified French control over the Duchy of Milan
Battle of Cerignola
Combatants: Spain vs. France, Outcome: Spanish victory, Historical Impact: First battle in history won by gunpowder small arms
Battle of Fornovo
Combatants: France vs. Holy League, Outcome: Inconclusive, Historical Impact: Temporarily halted French advance in Italy
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