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The Italian Wars: A Period of Conflict and Change in Europe
TLDR The Italian Wars in the 16th century were characterized by increased scale of warfare, displacement of cavalry by infantry, importance of artillery, and financial exhaustion of Spain and France. These wars ultimately ended in 1559, changing the political map of Europe and marking the end of the Italian Renaissance.
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The Italian Wars were a period of constant conflict in the 16th century that changed the political map of Europe and ended the Italian Renaissance.
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The Italian Wars were characterized by a drastic increase in the scale of warfare, the displacement of cavalry by infantry, the importance of artillery, and the financial exhaustion of Spain and France, which ultimately led to the end of the wars in 1559.
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Robert's father served the king directly as a soldier, which offered a steady wage and more prestige than his position as the runner-up to a crappy manor, and Robert followed in his father's footsteps by becoming his page at the age of 15 and fighting in various campaigns.
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Robert, a French gendarme, and his well-trained comrades were devastating on the battlefield, embodying the famous French chivalry, as they fought in the Italian Wars under King Charles the Eighth, experiencing sieges, the fall of Naples, and the looming threat of an alliance against them.
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Robert and his fellow gendarmes charge into battle against the Italians, with Robert narrowly surviving a blow to the head from an Italian swordsman.
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Robert's shoulder and arm are ruined after the Battle of Fornovo, leading him to retire from the life of a gendarme, but his actions in the battle highlight the continued importance of men at arms in the Italian Wars.
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The increase in the scale of conflict during the Italian Wars led to a thriving international market in mercenaries.
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The increase in the scale of conflict during the Italian Wars led to a thriving international market in mercenaries, who were necessary for maintaining pike squares in battle and required consistent pay.
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The Lonsknechts, including Paul and his uncle Hans, engage in a fierce battle near Ravenna, facing gunfire from archibusiers and experiencing casualties and chaos as their pike square formation is broken.
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The Battle of Ravenna was a brutal and savage encounter, with Paul and his fellow soldiers experiencing close-quarters combat, multiple enemy attacks, and the overwhelming presence of death and destruction.
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Paul's experience at Ravenna in 1512 was a precursor to the violence and brutality of the Thirty Years' War, marking a significant shift in the nature of warfare.
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