The First Real Use of the Spanish Tercio in the Italian War

The first real use of the spanish tercio is during the italian war. Pavilla is one of the last battles where there is a deliberate attempt to win the battle with a heavy cavalry charge. We are move into an era where sieges are the most important part of the war, and pitched battle become very bloody and also very planet. The casual elementt seems to have dominated the previous two centuries. And we're going to see that this is therwere there isa definite move, from e casual, almost casual, pitched battle by most of the army.