History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic, vol 3

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HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF FERDINAND AND ISABELLA,
THE CATHOLIC.
BY WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT.
IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. III.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME III.
PART SECOND. [CONTINUED.]
CHAPTER X
ITALIAN WARS.--PARTITION OF NAPLES.--GONSALVO
OVERRUNS CALABRIA. LOUIS XII.'S DESIGNS ON ITALY
POLITICS OF THAT COUNTRY THE FRENCH CONQUER
MILAN ALARM OF THE SPANISH COURT REMONSTRANCE
TO THE POPE BOLDNESS OF GARCILASSO DE LA VEGA
NEGOTIATIONS WITH VENICE AND THE EMPEROR LOUIS
OPENLY MENACES NAPLES VIEWS OF FERDINAND FLEET
FITTED OUT UNDER GONSALVO DE CORDOVA PARTITION
OF NAPLES GROUND OF FERDINAND'S CLAIM GONSALVO

SAILS AGAINST THE TURKS STORMING OF ST. GEORGE
HONORS PAID TO GONSALVO THE POPE CONFIRMS THE
PARTITION ASTONISHMENT OF ITALY SUCCESS AND
CRUELTIES OF THE FRENCH FATE OF FREDERIC GONSALVO
INVADES CALABRIA INVESTS TARENTO DISCONTENTS IN
THE ARMY MUNIFICENCE OF GONSALVO HE PUNISHES A
MUTINY BOLDER PLAN OF ATTACK TARENTO SURRENDERS
PERJURY OF GONSALVO

CHAPTER XI
. ITALIAN WARS.--RUPTURE WITH FRANCE.--GONSALVO
BESIEGED IN BARLETA. MUTUAL DISTRUST OF THE FRENCH
AND SPANIARDS CAUSE OF RUPTURE THE FRENCH BEGIN
HOSTILITIES THE ITALIANS FAVOR THEM THE FRENCH
ARMY INFERIORITY OF THE SPANIARDS GONSALVO
RETIRES TO BARLETA SIEGE OF CANOSA CHIVALROUS
CHARACTER OF THE WAR TOURNAMENT NEAR TRANI
DUEL BETWEEN BAYARD AND SOTOMAYOR DISTRESS OF
THE SPANIARDS SPIRIT OF GONSALVO THE FRENCH
REDUCE CALABRIA CONSTANCY OF THE SPANIARDS
NEMOURS DEFIES THE SPANIARDS ROUT OF THE FRENCH
REAR-GUARD ARRIVAL OF SUPPLIES DESIGN ON RUVO
GONSALVO STORMS AND TAKES IT HIS TREATMENT OF THE
PRISONERS PREPARES TO LEAVE BARLETA

CHAPTER XII
. ITALIAN WARS.--NEGOTIATIONS WITH FRANCE.--VICTORY
OF CERIGNOLA.-- SURRENDER OF NAPLES. BIRTH OF
CHARLES V PHILIP AND JOANNA VISIT SPAIN RECOGNIZED
BY CORTES PHILIP'S DISCONTENT LEAVES SPAIN FOR
FRANCE NEGOTIATES A TREATY WITH LOUIS XII TREATY
OF LYONS THE GREAT CAPTAIN REFUSES TO COMPLY WITH
IT MARCHES OUT OF BARLETA DISTRESS OF THE TROOPS
ENCAMPS BEFORE CERIGNOLA NEMOURS PURSUES THE
SPANISH FORCES THE FRENCH FORCES BATTLE OF
CERIGNOLA DEATH OF NEMOURS ROUT OF THE FRENCH
THEIR LOSS PURSUIT OF THE ENEMY D'AUBIGNY DEFEATED
SUBMISSION OF NAPLES TRIUMPHANT ENTRY OF
GONSALVO FORTRESSES OF NAPLES CASTEL NUOVO

STORMED NEARLY ALL THE KINGDOM REDUCED
CHAPTER XIII
. NEGOTIATIONS WITH FRANCE--UNSUCCESSFUL INVASION
OF SPAIN.--TRUCE. TREATY OF LYONS REJECTED BY
FERDINAND HIS POLICY EXAMINED JOANNA'S
DESPONDENCY FIRST SYMPTOMS OF HER INSANITY THE
QUEEN HASTENS TO HER ISABELLA'S DISTRESS HER
ILLNESS AND FORTITUDE THE FRENCH INVADE SPAIN
SIEGE OF SALSAS ISABELLA'S EXERTIONS FERDINAND'S
SUCCESSES TRUCE WITH FRANCE REFLECTIONS ON THE
CAMPAIGN IMPEDIMENTS TO HISTORIC ACCURACY
SPECULATIVE WRITERS

CHAPTER XIV
. ITALIAN WARS.--CONDITION OF ITALY.--FRENCH AND
SPANISH ARMIES ON THE GARIGLIANO. MELANCHOLY
CONDITION OF ITALY VIEWS OF THE ITALIAN STATES OF
THE EMPEROR GREAT PREPARATIONS OF LOUIS XII DEATH
OF ALEXANDER VI ELECTIONEERING INTRIGUES JULIUS II
GONSALVO REPULSED BEFORE GAETA STRENGTH OF HIS
FORCES OCCUPIES SAN GERMANO THE FRENCH ENCAMP
ON THE GARIGLIANO PASSAGE OF THE BRIDGE DESPERATE
RESISTANCE THE FRENCH RESUME THEIR QUARTERS
ANXIOUS EXPECTATION OF ITALY GONSALVO
STRENGTHENS HIS POSITION GREAT DISTRESS OF THE
ARMY GONSALVO'S RESOLUTION REMARKABLE INSTANCE
OF IT PATIENCE OF THE SPANIARDS SITUATION OF THE
FRENCH THEIR INSUBORDINATION SALUZZO TAKES THE
COMMAND HEROISM OF PAREDES AND BAYARD

CHAPTER XV
. ITALIAN WARS.--ROUT OF THE GARIGLIANO.--TREATY
WITH FRANCE.--GONSALVO'S MILITARY CONDUCT.
GONSALVO SECURES THE ORSINI ASSUMES THE OFFENSIVE
PLAN OF ATTACK CONSTERNATION OF THE