The Battle of Garigliano was fought on December 29, 1503 between an Aragonese 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.
Battle of Garigliano | |||||||
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Part of the Second Italian War | |||||||
![]() Map of the battle, courtesy of the Department of History at the United States Military Academy. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | Aragon | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Marquis of Saluzzo |
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Bartolomeo d'Alviano |
Reference
- Montgomery, Bernard Law. A History of Warfare. New York: World Publishing Company, 1968. ISBN 0688016456.