"Seigneur de Bayard in Navarre, 1512" Topic
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Tango01  | 28 Aug 2024 4:54 p.m. PST |
"The Kingdom of Navarre was located along the western Pyrenees, on the borders of Spain and France. Nestled between parts of northern Aragon and northern Castile and containing passes between Spain and France this meant it was a key strategic location for the more powerful Spanish and French kingdoms. Using an English invasion of southern France as a diversion (see link July of 1512 saw the Spanish King Ferdinand order troops into Navarre under the command of the Duke of Alba. The Navarrese king, John III, retreated to Orthez and by early September 1512 most of Navarre was in Spanish hands. The presence of the English under the Marquis of Dorset had meant the French did not cross into Navarre and attempt to stop the invasion however by October the English had returned home realising they had been duped by Henry VIII's father-in-law, Ferdinand…"
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