Swiss Rout French at Novara: Milan Changes Hands
Swiss mercenaries routed the French army at Novara, driving Louis de la Tremoille's forces out of Milan and restoring Duke Massimiliano Sforza to power. The victory demonstrated the battlefield dominance of Swiss pike formations but proved short-lived, as France would recapture Milan just two years later at the Battle of Marignano.
June 6, 1513
513 years ago
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France
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Milan
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Switzerland
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Italian Wars
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Battle of Novara (1513)
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Louis de la Tremoille
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Massimiliano Sforza
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War of the League of Cambrai
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Battle of Novara (1513)
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Louis II de la Trémoille
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Milan
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Maximilian Sforza
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Eustorge II de Milan
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Old Swiss Confederacy
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Duchy of Milan
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