Sack of Garlasco
| Sack of Garlasco | |||||||
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| Part of Italian War of 1521–1526 | |||||||
Portrait of Francesco Maria I of Italy by Titian. | |||||||
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| Kingdom of France |
Republic of Venice Supported by : Holy Roman Empire | ||||||
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Baptistery Course Girolamo Mattei |
Francesco Maria I of Italy Camillo Orsini Aloisio Gonzaga Mercurio Bua Giulio Manfrone Antonio da Castello Giraldi della Giovanni delle Bande Ambrogio Landriani | ||||||
Location within Italy Sack of Garlasco (Europe) | |||||||
The Sack of Garlasco was a minor military episode of the Italian War of 1521-1526 , which occurred between March 3 and 4, 1524 , against the town of the same name . Imperial forces carried out a brief siege, followed by an assault and sacking of the fortified town and castle.