Battle of Cerisolles

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Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the Valois-Habsburg Wars. Result: French victory.

On April 13, 1544, the imperial army under Marqués del Vasto arrived in the vicinity of Carignano, besieged by the French. Francis I moved his men out of their siege lines to give battle to Vasto. Vasto, a veteran of the Battle of Pavia (1525), was convinced that the arquebus/pike combination in his infantry had made the heavy lancer obsolete and accepted battle on an open field where the French cavalry was at its best. A prolonged exchange of artillery and...

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