Siege of Ravenna (1512)

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The Siege of Ravenna (1512) was a military operation during the War of the League of Cambrai in which French forces besieged the strategically important Italian city of Ravenna shortly before the famous pitched battle fought nearby.

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instanceOf military operation
siege
belligerent French forces
Papal–Spanish forces
chronologicallyCloseTo Battle of Ravenna (1512) NERFINISHED
conflict War of the League of Cambrai NERFINISHED
conflictType siege warfare in the Italian Wars
countryInvolved Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED
Papal States NERFINISHED
followedBy Battle of Ravenna (1512) NERFINISHED
hasCause French attempt to secure Ravenna during the War of the League of Cambrai
hasCommander Alfonso I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara NERFINISHED
Fabrizio Colonna NERFINISHED
Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours NERFINISHED
Ramón de Cardona NERFINISHED
hasDate 1512
early April 1512
hasLocation Italy NERFINISHED
Ravenna NERFINISHED
Romagna NERFINISHED
hasObjective capture of Ravenna
securing a strategic base in Romagna
locatedInPresentDay Emilia-Romagna, Italy NERFINISHED
notableFor close connection to the Battle of Ravenna (1512)
use of early modern field artillery
opponentOf Pope Julius II NERFINISHED
Spanish forces in Italy NERFINISHED
partOf War of the League of Cambrai NERFINISHED
precededBy French advance into Romagna (1512) NERFINISHED
relatedEvent Italian Wars NERFINISHED
League of Cambrai NERFINISHED
resultedIn French tactical success in investing the city
engagement of relieving Papal–Spanish army leading to pitched battle
strategicImportance control of communications in northeastern Italy
threat to Papal and Spanish positions in the region
timePeriod early 16th century
usedMilitaryBranch French artillery
French heavy cavalry
French infantry
Papal–Spanish artillery
Papal–Spanish cavalry NERFINISHED
Papal–Spanish infantry NERFINISHED
usedTactic artillery bombardment of city defenses
entrenchments and field fortifications around the city

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Battle of Ravenna precededBy Siege of Ravenna (1512)