Julius II engages 15,000 Swiss mercenaries and takes Modena

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Pope Julius II employs 15,000 Swiss mercenaries at a rate of payment unaffordable to French King Louis XII, and uses them to attack the city of Modena.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Julius II engages 15,000 Swiss mercenaries and takes Modena". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14151, accessed 05 May 2024.]

14151 Julius II engages 15,000 Swiss mercenaries and takes Modena 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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