Garigliano

Garigliano (ancient Liris; in its upper course now called Liri), a river of southern Italy, rises in the Abruzzi, west of the former Lake of Fucino, and flows, after a generally southerly course of 90 miles, into the Gulf of Gaeta. It is navigable below Pontecorvo, and abounds with fish. On its banks in 1503 was fought a famous battle between the French and the Spaniards, commanded by Gonsalvo de Cordova, in which the former were totally routed, though Bayard is said single-handed to have held the bridge against 200 Spaniards.