Colonna has for the past several months …
Years: 1521 - 1521
November
Colonna has for the past several months fought an evasive war of maneuver against Odet de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec, the French commander, besieging cities but refusing to give battle.
The French situation has deteriorated considerably by November.
Odet de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec, the French governor of Milan, has been tasked with resisting the Imperial and Papal forces; he is outmatched by Prospero Colonna, however, and by late November has been forced out of Milan and has retreated to ...
Odet de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec, sketched by Jean Clouet (early 16th century).
Locations
People
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Federico II Gonzaga
- Francesco II Sforza
- Odet of Foix
- Pope Leo X
- Prospero Colonna
Groups
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Mantua, free commune of
- Venice, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Swiss mercenaries
- France, (Valois) Kingdom of
- Holy Roman Empire
- Milan, Duchy of
- Landsknechts
- Naples, Kingdom of
