這種新的戰術使西班牙和科爾多瓦的上校方陣在切里尼奧拉戰役(英语:Battle of Cerignola)中獲勝,這是義大利戰爭中偉大的勝利之一,數量龐大的西班牙火槍隊在防禦位置上粉碎了法蘭西軍隊的貴族重騎兵與瑞士傭兵的攻擊。
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