Battle of Fornovo
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The Battle of Fornovo was a major 1495 clash in northern Italy during the Italian Wars, where a French army under Charles VIII fought a coalition of Italian states in one of the first large-scale battles of the conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Fornovo canonical | 3 |
| Battaglia di Fornovo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Fornovo Context triple: [Italian Wars, significantEvent, Battle of Fornovo]
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Battle of Rivoli
The Battle of Rivoli was a decisive 1797 victory in northern Italy where Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces defeated the Austrians, cementing French dominance in the Italian campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Battle of Zenta
The Battle of Zenta was a decisive 1697 clash in the Great Turkish War in which Habsburg forces inflicted a crushing defeat on the Ottoman Empire, significantly shifting the balance of power in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Battle of Vienna
The Battle of Vienna was a pivotal 1683 clash in which a European coalition led by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Holy Roman Empire lifted the Ottoman siege of Vienna, marking a major turning point in the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.
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Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a 1746 engagement near Liège in which French forces under Marshal Saxe defeated an allied army of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Fornovo Target entity description: The Battle of Fornovo was a major 1495 clash in northern Italy during the Italian Wars, where a French army under Charles VIII fought a coalition of Italian states in one of the first large-scale battles of the conflict.
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A.
Battle of Rivoli
The Battle of Rivoli was a decisive 1797 victory in northern Italy where Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces defeated the Austrians, cementing French dominance in the Italian campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars.
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B.
Battle of Zenta
The Battle of Zenta was a decisive 1697 clash in the Great Turkish War in which Habsburg forces inflicted a crushing defeat on the Ottoman Empire, significantly shifting the balance of power in Central and Eastern Europe.
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C.
Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Battle of Vienna
The Battle of Vienna was a pivotal 1683 clash in which a European coalition led by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Holy Roman Empire lifted the Ottoman siege of Vienna, marking a major turning point in the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.
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E.
Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a 1746 engagement near Liège in which French forces under Marshal Saxe defeated an allied army of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath |
French lost much of their baggage and loot
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League claimed victory for propaganda purposes ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Fornovo
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surface form:
Battaglia di Fornovo
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| belligerent |
Charles VIII of France
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Duchy of Milan ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ League of Venice ⓘ Papal States ⓘ Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses | heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| combatantType |
feudal levies
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professional mercenary forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles VIII of France
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Francesco II Gonzaga ⓘ Gian Giacomo Trivulzio ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Italian War (1494–1495)
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surface form:
Italian War of 1494–1498
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| country | Italy ⓘ |
| date | 1495-07-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy | French withdrawal from Italy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Renaissance ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Emilia-Romagna
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Northern Italy ⓘ
surface form:
northern Italy
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| location | Fornovo di Taro ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cavalry charges by French gendarmes
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extensive use of early gunpowder artillery ⓘ one of the first large-scale battles of the Italian Wars ⓘ |
| objective | secure French retreat from Naples to France ⓘ |
| outcome | French army escaped encirclement ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian Wars
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First Italian War (1494–1495) ⓘ
surface form:
Italian campaigns of Charles VIII of France
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| precededBy |
invasion of Italy (1494–1495)
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surface form:
French invasion of Italy in 1494
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| result |
strategic French success
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tactically inconclusive ⓘ |
| river | Taro River ⓘ |
| significance |
checked French dominance in Italy
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demonstrated vulnerability of Italian states to foreign armies ⓘ |
| strength |
French army about 9,000–12,000 men
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League army about 20,000–30,000 men ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
arquebuses
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artillery ⓘ pikes ⓘ |
| year | 1495 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Fornovo Description of subject: The Battle of Fornovo was a major 1495 clash in northern Italy during the Italian Wars, where a French army under Charles VIII fought a coalition of Italian states in one of the first large-scale battles of the conflict.
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