Siege of Pavia (773–774)
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For other battles of Pavia, see Battle of Pavia (disambiguation).
The siege or battle of Pavia was fought in 773–774 in northern Italy, near Ticinum (modern Pavia), and resulted in the victory of the Franks under Charlemagne against the Lombards under King Desiderius.
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Carolingian cavalry. Illustration of psalm 60 in the Golden Psalter of St. Gallen, c. 890. | |||||||||
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Frankish Kingdom | Kingdom of the Lombards | ||||||||
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Charlemagne Bernard, son of Charles Martel | Desiderius | ||||||||
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10,000–40,000[1][2] | 2,500–10,000[1][3] |
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