Siege of Dijon

The Siege of Dijon between 8 and 13 September 1513 was a successful campaign of the Swiss army against the French city of Dijon during the War of the League of Cambrai.

This article is about the 1513 enseigement. For other battles, see Timeline of Dijon.

After the French had lost the Battle of Novara, several contingents of Swiss mercenaries did follow the French withdrawal to Dijon. After a few days of siege, the city had to surrender. In the peace-treaty all the demands of the Swiss were met: the renunciation of France on Milan, Cremona and Asti as well as a war indemnity of 400,000 crowns.[1]

Notes
  1. Goubert, Course of French History, 135.

References
  • Goubert, Pierre. The Course of French History. Translated by Maarten Ultee. New York: Franklin Watts, 1988. ISBN 0-531-15054-2.
  • Thomas Schibler: Siege of Dijon in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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