Battle of Garigliano (1503)
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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.
Reference
- Montgomery, Bernard Law. A History of Warfare. New York: World Publishing Company, 1968. ISBN 0688016456.
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