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
Belligerents
France	Spain
Commanders
Ludovico II of Saluzzo	Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Bartolomeo d'Alviano
Strength
23,000 men-at-arms	15,000 men-at-arms
Casualties and losses
4,000 dead 4,000 missing and captured	900

v • d • e Italian War of 1499–1504 Novara – Ruvo – Cerignola – Garigliano

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 Ludovico II, Marquis of Saluzzo. Córdoba launched a surprise attack against the unsuspecting French during a freezing cold rainstorm and decisively defeated them, bringing an end to significant French resistance in Naples.

[edit] References

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