| Battle of Ruvo | |||||||
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| Part of the Third Italian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of France | Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jacques de la Palice |
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Diego García de Paredes | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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300 lances 300 foot-soldiers[1] |
400 foot-soldiers 600 horsemen 1,300 soldiers[2] | ||||||
The Battle of Ruvo was fought on 23 February 1503 between a Spanish army under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba and a French army commanded by Jacques de la Palice. The battle was part of the Second Italian War and was fought at the city of Ruvo in the Province of Bari, modern-day Italy. The result was a Spanish victory.
- ^ Prescott, William Hickling (2004). History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella (Vol. III) (1841) (in Spanish). Digital Antiquaria. p. 34. ISBN 1-58057-289-8.
- ^ Suárez Fernández, Luis (1990). El Camino Hacia Europa (in Spanish). Ediciones Rialp. pp. 274–275. ISBN 84-321-2589-X.