Battle of Serravalle (1544)

Battle of Serravalle
Part of the Italian War of 1542–1546
Date2–4 June 1544[1][2]
Location
Result Imperial-Spanish victory[1]
Belligerents
Kingdom of France
Italian mercenaries

Empire of Charles V:

Commanders and leaders
Pietro Strozzi (POW) Alfonso d'Avalos
Strength
10,000 men 8,000 soldiers
400 horsemen
Casualties and losses
High
5,000 men captured
High

The Battle of Serravalle took place on 2–4 June 1544 in Serravalle Scrivia, in the Apennine Mountains, between the Imperial-Spanish army commanded by Don Alfonso d'Avalos, Marquis del Vasto, and a force of freshly raised Italian mercenaries in French service, led by Pietro Strozzi, member of the rich and famous Florentine family of the Strozzi, and Giovan Francesco Orsini, Count of Pitigliano, during the Italian War of 1542–1546.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Charles Oman p.242
  2. ^ Knecht p.490