▁the ▁experienced ▁John ▁de ▁Vere , ▁ 1 3 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Henry ' s ▁uncle ▁Jas per ▁T ud or , ▁ 1 st ▁Duke ▁of ▁Bed ford . ▁They ▁re lied ▁heavily ▁on ▁the ▁French ▁king ▁to ▁fin ance ▁the ▁army ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁provide ▁foot ▁soldiers ▁capable ▁of ▁fighting . ▁In ▁ 1 4 8 5 ▁Bernard ▁Stewart ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁French ▁troops ▁that ▁accompanied ▁the ▁invasion ▁and ▁helped ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Richmond ▁become ▁King ▁Henry ▁VII ▁of ▁England ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Bos worth ▁Field ▁establish ing ▁the ▁T ud or ▁D ynast y . ▁ ▁Italian ▁wars ▁In ▁ 1 4 9 4 ▁Charles ▁VIII ▁of ▁France ▁laid ▁claim ▁to ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Nap les ▁and ▁sent ▁the ▁Lord ▁of ▁A ub igny ▁to ▁Rome ▁to ▁press ▁his ▁claims ▁to ▁Pope ▁Alexander ▁VI . ▁When ▁Alexander ▁refused ▁to ▁recognize ▁Charles ▁claim ▁to ▁Nap les ▁the ▁king ▁raised ▁an ▁army ▁of ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁men ▁( including ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁Swiss ▁mer cen aries ) ▁and ▁began ▁his ▁descent ▁into ▁Italy . ▁Stewart ▁received ▁orders ▁from ▁Charles ▁VIII ▁to ▁lead ▁one ▁thousand ▁of ▁the ▁king ' s ▁caval ry ▁over ▁the ▁Al ps ▁and ▁into ▁Lomb ard y ▁and ▁after ▁taking ▁part ▁with ▁Charles ▁in ▁the ▁con quest ▁of ▁Rom agna ▁accompanied ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁tri um phal ▁entry ▁into ▁Florence ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 1 4 9 4 . ▁After ▁this ▁victory ▁Stewart