Siege of Padua 1509
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1509 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Italy | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | War of the League of Cambrai | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of France, Papal States, Republic of Venice | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 45.4064, 11.8778 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Padua was a major engagement early in the War of the League of Cambrai.
Imperial forces had captured the Venetian city of Padua in June 1509. On 17 July, Venetian forces commanded by Andrea Gritti marched quickly from Treviso with a contingent of stradioti and retook the city, which had been garrisoned by some landsknechts hired by Emperor Maximilian I. In response, the emperor raised an army, composed mainly of mercenaries, and decided to invade the Veneto in an attempt to reclaim it.
In early August 1509, Maximilian set out from Trento with some 50,000 men and headed south into Venetian territory; there he was joined by French and German contingents. Due to a lack of horses, and generally poor organization, the army did not reach Padua until mid-September, which allowed the Venetian commander Niccolò di Pitigliano to concentrate what remained of Venice's army after Agnadello, as well as several companies of volunteers from Venice, in the city. This brought the defenders up to 14,000 infantry, 600 cavalry, and 700 stradiotti.
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