Battle of Garigliano (1503)

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Battle of Garigliano
Part of the Second Italian War
Map of the battle.
Date December 29, 1503 Location Near Gaeta, Italy Result Decisive Spanish victory
Combatants
France	Spain
Commanders
Marquis of Saluzzo	Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Bartolomeo d'Alviano

Second Italian War
Novara – Cerignola – Garigliano – Ruvo

The Battle of Garigliano was fought on December 29, 1503 between a Spanish army under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba and a French army commanded by the Marquis of Saluzzo. Cordoba launched a surprise attack against the unsuspecting French and desicively defeated them, bringing an end to significant French resistance in Naples.

[edit] Reference

• Montgomery, Bernard Law. A History of Warfare. New York: World Publishing Company, 1968. ISBN 0-688-01645-6.