The Day Medieval Warfare Died: The Battle of Pavia 1525

After months of exhausting siege warfare, two of Europe's leading powers-the Kingdom of France and the Habsburgs-clashed at the Battle of Pavia. The battle marked the dramatic climax of their decades-long struggle for supremacy on the continent, fought primarily on the battlefields of Italy. It was also a pivotal moment in military development. At Pavia, the modern pike-and-shot infantry of Emperor Charles V faced the most formidable heavy cavalry in Europe-the French gendarmes.

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