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Battle of Landriano
The Battle of Landriano took place on 21 June 1529, between the French army under Francis de Bourbon, Comte de St. Pol and the Imperial–Spanish army commanded by Don Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova in the context of the War of the League of Cognac. The French army was destroyed and the battle's strategic result was that the struggle between Francis I of France and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor for control of northern Italy was temporarily at an end.
Background.
In 1528
Landriano
Landriano is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about northeast of Pavia.
Landriano borders the following municipalities: Bascapè, Carpiano, Siziano, Torrevecchia Pia, Vidigulfo. It is located on the left shore of the Lambro, which here forms an islet which is the site of the old town's castle.
In 1529 it was the location of the battle of Landriano between France and Spain.
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