Talk:Battle of Marignano

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[edit] Swiss

as far is i know, the swiss on the milan side were not simple mercenaries. they fought there by order of the "Tagsatzung"(government of the swiss confederation) and so were kind of an official swiss army. --84.73.212.187 18:57, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

The Swiss role is presented somewhat differently, depending on which historian you read. It's clear that they were more involved politically than normal mercenaries; at the same time, the departure of some Swiss detachments that were paid off by Francis means that the Swiss were acting in the classic condottiere fashion rather than as an army of the Swiss Cantons themselves. How best to present this in the article is an valid point for discussion (but the article is in such a poor state that arguing over the exact wording may be a little premature). Kirill Lokshin 19:02, 30 August 2006 (UTC)