Francis, having entered Milan and installed Louis…
October 1524 CE
Francis, having entered Milan and installed Louis II de la Trémoille as the governor at the urging of Bonnivet and against the advice of his other senior commanders, who favor a more vigorous pursuit of the retreating Lannoy) advances on Pavia, where Antonio de Leyva remains with a sizable Imperial garrison.
De Levya, belonging to a family from Navarre, had made his military debut in the Alpujarras in 1502 during the struggle against the revolting Mudéjares from Granada and later served in Italy under the Gran Capitán from 1503 to 1504.
He plays a prominent part in the Italian Wars and had been wounded at the battle of Ravenna in 1512.
Under the Marquis of Pescara, he had fought near Milan and in the unlucky campaign of Provence in 1524.
The main mass of French troops arrives at Pavia in the last days of October 1524.
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