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People: Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus (consul 83 BCE)

A Spanish force commanded by Hugo of …

Years: 1524 - 1524
December

A Spanish force commanded by Hugo of Moncada lands near Genoa in early December, intending to interfere in a conflict between pro-Valois and pro-Habsburg factions in the city.

Francis dispatches a larger force under Michele Antonio I of Saluzzo to intercept them.

Confronted by the more numerous French and left without naval support by the arrival of a pro-Valois fleet commanded by Andrea Doria, the Spanish troops surrender.