Battle of Fornovo

…and was knighted after the Battle of Fornovo (1495). In Louis XII’s wars he was the hero of numerous combats; he was wounded at the assault on Canossa and was the hero of a celebrated combat of 11 French knights against an equal number of Spanish ones. On one occasion…

…league blocking his passage at Fornovo. After an indecisive battle, the French army broke through into Lombardy and passed back to France.