Historic Battles
The Battle of Pavia
1525 · Pavia, Italy
FoundThe prize. Where a king was captured
Where. Pavia, Italy
Status. Found
Where. Pavia, Italy
Status. Found
The account
The army of the emperor destroyed the French at Pavia in 1525 and took the king of France prisoner, a field that turned the wars of Italy and littered the park with arms.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The field is at Pavia, Italy, and arms, shot, and relics still come out of the ground there.
- Detecting or digging needs landowner or park permission, and any significant find should be recorded; many battlefields are protected.
- Work the documented account of The Battle of Pavia to learn where the fighting, the camps, and the rout actually ran before you look.
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