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  partof the War Of The League Of Cognac
  date August 3 , 1530
  place Gavinana, near Florence , Italy
  result Decisive Imperial victory
  combatant1 Holy Roman Empire
  combatant2 Florence
  commander1 Philibert Of Châlon &dagger,<br/> Fabrizio Maramaldo
  commander2 Francesco Ferruccio &dagger


The Battle of Gavinana was fought on August 3 , 1530 between the city of Florence and the forces of the Holy Roman Empire . The Imperial forces were led by Philibert Of Châlon , Prince Of Orange , with reinforcements under Fabrizio Maramaldo arriving later in the battle. The Florentine forces were led by the merchant Francesco Ferruccio .

Despite being outnumbered, the Florentines managed to drive back the Imperial army: in the process the Prince of Orange himself was shot by two Arquebus balls in the the chest, and killed.

However, when Maramaldo arrived with 2,000 troops the tide was reversed, and after being wounded and captured, Ferruccio was executed personally by Maramaldo.