Battle of Garigliano (1503)

The Battle of Garigliano was fought on 29 December 1503 between a Spanish army under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba and a French army commanded by Ludovico II, Marquis of Saluzzo.

Battle of Garigliano
Part of the Third Italian War

Chevalier de Bayard at the bridge of Garigliano
Date29 December 1503
Location
Garigliano River, near Gaeta (present-day Italy)
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spain Kingdom of France
Marquisate of Saluzzo
Commanders and leaders
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Bartolomeo d'Alviano
Ludovico II of Saluzzo
Strength
15,000 23,000
Casualties and losses
900 4,000
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