Pirro Colonna (1500 – November 1552) was an Italian military leader in the service of Charles V during the Italian War of 1542. He commanded the garrison of Carignano during the French sieges of the city before and after the Battle of Ceresole.

References

  • Oman, Charles. A History of the Art of War in the Sixteenth Century. London: Methuen & Co., 1937.


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