French Invasion of Italy
Fire the "French Invasion of Italy" event in Europa Universalis IV with the console command event flavor_mlo.11.
French Invasion of Italy
Country event
Fire this event with the event command and the event ID flavor_mlo.11.
What happens
When the French invaded Italy in 1495, they first got repulsed at the Battle of Fornovo by the Milanese, but they came back in 1498. The French took Milan, but the Duke managed to escape. In February 1500 Duke Ludovico returned with an army of Swiss mercenaries, and engaged the French who were sieging Novara. Since both sides employed Swiss mercenaries, they refused to fight each other and the French captured the duke, winning the war.
Player choices
When this event fires, French Invasion of Italy presents these options:
- Maybe these pikes will save us?