The Spanish Tercio at the Battle of Bicoca 1522

In 1522, the Spanish tercio faced the Swiss mercenaries at the Battle of Bicoca near Milan. Lucas and Luna explore how the combination of arquebusiers and field fortifications shattered the myth of Swiss invincibility. They discuss the role of the Spanish commander Prospero Colonna, the massed Swiss pike charge across muddy ground, and the tactical innovation that made the tercio the dominant infantry formation for a century. The episode also touches on the political context of the Italian Wars, the rivalry between Charles V and Francis I, and the grim arithmetic of casualties that showed the old way of war was dying. This is a story of a single battle that signaled a broader military revolution. #BattleOfBicoca #SpanishTercio #ItalianWars #SwissPikemen #MilitaryRevolution #CharlesV #FrancisI #ProsperoColonna #Arquebus #PikeAndShot #Milan1522 #HabsburgValois #InfantryTactics #RenaissanceWarfare #FexingoHistory #Spain #History #Europe Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo