2015 will mark the 500th anniversary of the battle of Marignano, one of the most easily remembered dates in the French history curiculum. I wonder if there'll be celebrations for it…
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The Battle of Marignano was fought during the phase of the Italian Wars (1494–1559) called the War of the League of Cambrai, between France and the Old Swiss Confederacy. It took place on September 13 and 15, 1515, near the town today called Melegnano, 16 km southeast of Milan.
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