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- Rudolfus Longus von Salis was a "Ritter" (Knight) and "Oberst" (Colonel), he later served as the "Gouverneur" (Governor) of Pavia, in northern Italy, 35 kilometres (22 miles) south of Milan. He died during the Battle of Marignano.
The Battle of Marignano was fought during the phase of the Italian Wars (1494-1559) called the War of the League of Cambrai, between France and the Old Swiss Confederacy. It took place on September 13 and 14, 1515, near the town of Marignano (now called Melegnano), 16 km southeast of Milan. It resulted in a victory for French forces.
It pitted the French army, composed of the best armored lancers and artillery in Europe and led by Francis I, newly crowned king of France and a day past his 21st birthday, against the Old Swiss Confederacy. With Francis were some German "landsknechts" (mercenary soldiers), bitter rivals of the Swiss for fame and renown in war, and (arriving late) his Venetian allies.
The battle was a decisive victory for Francis. This could be considered the expected outcome, seeing as the Swiss were heavily outnumbered and outgunned. But the Swiss during the preceding decades had almost habitually emerged victorious from such disadvantageous situations, and the French victory by no means came easy, the battle hanging in the balance until the arrival of the Venetian reinforcements.
The retreating Swiss army retained control of their upper-Lombardy provinces of Bellinzona and adjacent valleys, leaving a rearguard to preside over them.
The battle ended once and for all Swiss aspirations in Milan, and the Swiss Confederacy never again went to war against France or Milan. In fact, the Confederacy never went to war again at all after declaring neutrality in 1525.
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 July 2015.
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1475 - 1515 (~ 40 år)
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