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Battle of Rapallo

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Rapallo was occupied by 4,000 Neapolitan troops on 3 September 1494 with Giulio Orsini, Obietto Fieschi, and Fregosino Campofregoso in command, their plan being to force a rebellion in Genoa. Later the Neapolitan fleet was forced away by bad weather. On 5 September, Louis d'Orleans landed with 1,000
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A skirmish broke out between the Swiss mercenaries and Neapolitan forces, though the terrain did not allow for the Swiss to form up their pike squares. However, the battle was mainly fought between the Genoese-Milanese and Neapolitan infantry. Following concentrated artillery fire from the French
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fleet, the Neapolitans were routed. The Swiss massacred Neapolitans trying to surrender, although Orsini and Campofregoso were captured in the retreat.
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Swiss mercenary infantry which was later reinforced overland by 2,000 more Swiss mercenaries and a contingent of Genoese-Milanese infantry.
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Leathes, Stanley (1903). "Italy and Her Invaders". In Acton, Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg (ed.).
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After the battle the Swiss mercenaries killed the enemy wounded and sacked the town of
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Index

Battle of Rapallo (1495)
First Italian War
Rapallo
Republic of Genoa
France
Milan
Genoa

Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of France
Louis d'Orleans

Giulio Orsini
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Italian War of 1494–1498
1st Rapallo
Mordano
Fivizzano
Naples
2nd Rapallo
Seminara
Fornovo
Novara
Atella
Ostia
French
Louis d'Orleans

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