Orlando Furioso (The Frenzy of Orlando) - Part I (tr Barbara Reynolds) PDF Ludovico Ariosto

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By the time of his death in 1534 he had accumulated about three hundred major pieces. The battle of Ravenna, which was fought on Easter Day, 11 April, 1512, between Spain and the Papacy on one side, and France, allied with Ferrara, on the other, was won by Alfonso, who by a brilliant manoeuvre brought his artillery up on the side of the battlefield, raking the enemy upon the flank just as the French were about to retreat. This was not the first time that artillery had been used in Italy in an important encounter: when Charles VIII invaded Italy in 1494, he brought 43 pieces of ordnance, 14 of which weighed 2,137 kilograms; they were drawn by 23 horses and 100 men; but the battle of Ravenna showed conclusively for the first time that artillery could have a decisive effect upon the result.1

Ariosto praises Alfonso for his victory, won at so little cost to his side, in comparison with the expensive victories of the pagan armi

• Book Name: Orlando Furioso (The Frenzy of Orlando) - Part I (tr Barbara Reynolds) pdf
• Author Name Ludovico Ariosto
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• Added Year 2009

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