▁was ▁made ▁governor ▁of ▁Cal ab ria ▁and ▁lieutenant - general ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁army . ▁ ▁The ▁French ▁quickly ▁over ran ▁the ▁dis un ited ▁Italian ▁pen ins ula ▁and ▁arrived ▁in ▁Nap les ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁February ▁ 1 4 9 5 , ▁King ▁Ferdinand ▁II ▁of ▁Nap les ▁having ▁fled ▁to ▁Sic ily ▁at ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁army . ▁There , ▁in ▁temporary ▁ex ile , ▁Ferdinand ▁joined ▁his ▁cousin ▁Ferdinand ▁II ▁of ▁Arag on ▁King ▁of ▁Spain ▁and ▁Sic ily ▁who ▁offered ▁him ▁assistance ▁to ▁reg ain ▁his ▁kingdom . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁Charles ' ▁invasion ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Ven ice ▁was ▁created ▁which ▁threatened ▁to ▁cut ▁the ▁inv ading ▁army ▁off ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁while ▁the ▁league ▁occupied ▁the ▁north ▁cutting ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁communic ations ▁and ▁supply . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁ 1 4 9 5 ▁Charles ▁split ▁his ▁army ▁taking ▁half ▁of ▁his ▁troops ▁north ward ▁to ▁fight ▁their ▁way ▁back ▁into ▁France ▁and ▁leaving ▁the ▁rest ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁recently ▁conquer ed ▁Ne ap ol itan ▁territ ories . ▁After ▁hard ▁fighting ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁For n ovo ▁Charles ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁army ▁made ▁it ▁safely ▁back ▁to ▁France ▁leaving ▁Stewart ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁to ▁fight ▁off ▁the ▁expected ▁Spanish ▁invasion . ▁ ▁The ▁Spanish ▁general ▁Gonz alo ▁Fernández ▁de ▁C ór dob a ▁was ▁dispatch ed ▁from ▁Spain ▁with ▁an ▁army ▁to ▁rein force ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Nap les . ▁On ▁ 2