Battle of Novara (1513)

Battle of Novara
Part of the War of the League of Cambrai

Illustration of the Battle of Novara in the chronicle of Johannes Stumpf, 1548
Date6 June 1513[1]
Location
Novara, present-day Italy
45°26′06″N 8°43′12″E / 45.435°N 8.720°E / 45.435; 8.720
Result Milanese–Swiss victory
Territorial
changes
French forces withdraw from the Duchy of Milan
Belligerents
Kingdom of France Duchy of Milan
Old Swiss Confederacy
Commanders and leaders
Louis de la Trémoille Maximilian Sforza
Strength
1,200–1,400 cavalry[2]
600 Light horse[2]
20,000 infantry (6,000 Landsknechte)[3]
11,000[2]–20,000[4] Swiss pikemen
Casualties and losses
5,000+ casualties 1,500 dead

The Battle of Novara (also known as the battle of Ariotta[5]) was a battle of the War of the League of Cambrai fought on 6 June 1513, near Novara, in Northern Italy. A French attacking force was routed by allied Milanese–Swiss troops. As a consequence, France was forced to withdraw entirely from Italy.

  1. ^ Delbrück 1990, p. 78.
  2. ^ a b c Mallett & Shaw 2012, p. 121.
  3. ^ Mallett & Shaw 2012, pp. 121–122.
  4. ^ Nolan 2006, p. 641.
  5. ^ Gagné 2021, p. x.

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