War of the League of Cambrai
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Was one of the so-called Italian wars.
Chronology
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May 1509: In 1509, Rovereto was a Venetian colony governed by a Podestà. However, after the Battle of Agnadello in the same year, the territory was ceded to the Habsburg Domains.
Was the first phase of the War of the League of Cambrai, one of the so-called Italian Wars.
1.1.French invasion of Venice (War of the League of Cambrai)
Was a French invasion of the Republic of Venice during the War of the League of Cambrai.
May 1509: Louis had crossed the Adda River at Cassano d'Adda.
May 1509: Julius II, who in the meantime issued an interdict against Venice, excommunicating every citizen of the Republic, invaded Romagna and took Ravenna.
May 1509: Bergamos ubmits to the Holy Roman Empire.
June 1509: Alfonso I d'Este. The latter, after having joined the League and having been previously appointed Gonfaloniere of the Church on 19 April, annexed Polesine to his territories.
June 1509: In short, the forces of the league occupied all of the mainland, reaching as far as the edge of the lagoon, at the gates of Mestre, where Pitigliano had barricaded itself.
May 1509: Brescia barred the doors to the retreating Venetians, surrendering without any significant resistance on May 24 to the French together with Cremona and Crema.
January 1510: In the south of the Italian peninsula, Ferdinand II of Aragon reconquered the ports of Puglia.
June 1509: The Venetian troops, led by Bartolomeo d'Alviano, were pursued by the French and Imperial forces, led by Louis XII of France and Maximilian I, resulting in the surrender of Padua to the Holy League on 5 June 1509.
May 1509: Louis, with the remainder of the French army, reached Agnadello.
1.2.Venetian Counterattack (War of the League of Cambrai)
Was the Venetian counterattack against the invasion of its territories by Louis XII of France.
May 1509: The French army was sufficient to expel the Venetians from Vicenza by May.
July 1509: Venetian control was re-established in Padua.
November 1509: In 1509, these territories were reconquered by the Republic of Venice under the leadership of Doge Leonardo Loredan and Captain-General Bartolomeo d'Alviano: the cities of Bassano, Feltre, Belluno, Cividale, Castel Nuovo, Monselice, Montagnana, and the Polesine region were brought back under Venetian control.
November 1509: The Venetian troops defeated the imperial forces, regaining control of Vicenza, Este, Feltre and Belluno.
January 1510: The city of Adria was conquered by Venice after 1509.
January 1510: In 1509 Aquileia was conquered by the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the League of Cambrai.
January 1510: Venice kept the city of Pordenone only for two years since in 1509 it lost it again.
January 1510: Venice conquers Rimini.
November 1509: In 1509, these territories were reconquered by the Republic of Venice under the leadership of Doge Leonardo Loredan and Captain-General Bartolomeo d'Alviano. The cities of Bassano, Feltre, Belluno, Cividale, Castel Nuovo, Monselice, Montagnana, and the Polesine region were brought back under Venetian control.
Was the second phase of the War of the League of Cambrai, one of the so-called Italian Wars.
August 1510: On July 12, the French reinforcements were forced to retreat, allowing the Pope to take Sassuolo and Concordia.
October 1510: In 1510, Charles II of Amboise, a French military leader, led an invasion of Bologna, which was under papal control. By early October, he had successfully divided the papal forces and advanced to within a few kilometers of the city.
November 1510: Pope Julius II excommunicated the French commander d'Amboise in 1510 after the French forces withdrew from Bologna. The French were persuaded by the English ambassador to avoid attacking the Pope, leading them to retreat to Ferrara.
January 1511: In 1510, Pope Julius II conquered the territories of Modena, Reggio, Parma, and Piacenza, adding them to the Papal States.
January 1511: Mirandola is acquired by the Papal States (Military Occupation).
January 1511: Lucio Malvezzi, captain of the army of the Serenissima, retook Marostica and Bassano, entering Vicenza and arriving as far as Verona.
May 1511: Cardinal Francesco Alidosi, left in command of the defense of Bologna by the Pope, was not appreciated by the Bolognese and when, on May 23, 1511, a French army commanded arrived at the gates of the city, it quickly surrendered .
February 1511: The Signoria della Mirandola was returned to Giovan Francesco II Pico, who had to pay 20,000 ducats to the papal treasury.
April 1511: The French led by Gian Giacomo Trivulzio reconquered Concordia and Castelfranco Emilia.
February 1510: Romagna and Marche (the parts controlled by Venice) are ceded to the Papal States.
Was the third phase of the War of the League of Cambrai, one of the so-called Italian Wars.
June 1511: In 1511, Pope Julius II successfully recaptured the territories of Rimini, Ravenna, Cesena, and Romagna from the French forces. Meanwhile, the French commander de La Palice sought refuge in the city of Pavia.
June 1511: During May of the same year, the French position deteriorated considerably. Julius hired another army of Swiss mercenaries that crossed the Alps again, through the Valtellina, and invaded Lombardy, soon approaching Milan.
June 1511: Genoa rebelled against the French, acclaiming doge Giano Fregoso.
September 1511: Siege of Treviso.
October 1512: Forces of the Republic of Venice conquer Crema.
October 1512: Novara conquered by Duchy of Milan.
June 1512: Genoese revolt against France suppressed.
July 1511: In June 1511 most of Romagna was in French hands.
December 1511: Siege of Treviso.
June 1511: Venice retook Cremona, and again received the submission of Bergamo.
January 1513: In 1512 Massimiliano Sforza regained the government of Milan.
September 1512: Brescia surrendered to the viceroy of Naples and the Venetians.
Was the fourth phase of the War of the League of Cambrai, one of the so-called Italian Wars.
May 1513: At the end of May 1513, a French army commanded by Louis de la Trémoille crossed the Alps and advanced towards Milan, conquering it.
June 1513: The Swiss army, led by General Gian Giacomo Trivulzio, was defending Novara against the French forces commanded by Louis XII. The Swiss were outnumbered and lacked artillery, leading to a fierce siege as the French sought to reclaim the territory.
June 1513: On 6 June, the Swiss defeated the French army in the battle of Novara, forcing French general Trémoille to abandon Milan.
September 1513: In 1513, during the War of the League of Cambrai, the French commander La Palice was defeated by the English forces led by the Earl of Surrey in the Battle of Guinegatte. As a result, Tournai was conquered by England and remained under military occupation.
September 1513: While the Spaniards were unable to conquer Padua thanks to the determined Venetian resistance, they penetrated deep into Venetian territory and towards the end of September they were in sight of Venice.
October 1513: Venetian captain Alviano's army, having been reinforced by hundreds of volunteers from the Venetian nobility, pursued the Spanish led by Cardona and confronted him outside Vicenza on 7 October.
January 1514: In Navarre, resistance to Fernando of Aragon's invasion collapsed and he quickly consolidated his power over the whole region.
January 1515: Henry VIII, having failed to gain significant territory, concluded a separate peace with France.
August 1515: The French avant-garde surprised the Milanese cavalry in Villafranca Piemonte, capturing the leader Prospero Colonna.
January 1517: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, retreated from the duchy of Milan in December 1516. This retreat led to the territory falling under the control of tFrance.
September 1516: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, led the invasion of Milan in 1516 during the Italian Wars. The city was under the control of the Holy Roman Empire through military occupation. The conflict was part of the power struggle between European states for control over the Italian peninsula.
September 1515: The morning of 14 September 1515 resulted in a strategically decisive victory for King Francis I of France and the Republic of Venice, allowing them to retake all of the Duchy of Milan from the Swiss forces.
January 1516: The French conquer Modena and Reggio.
