All the prisoners, captains, men-at-arms, and common soldiers were accordingly given up, put to sea, and sailed for Genoa, where they were well received and kindly treated by the Genoese, which did them great good, for they were much in need of it.

Nearly all the captains died on their return, some of mourning over their losses, others of melancholy at their misfortune, others for fear of the king's displeasure, and others of sickness and weariness." [_Chroniques of John d'Auton,_ t.

iii.
pp.

68-70.] Gaeta fell into the hands of the Spaniards on the 1st of January, 1504.
The war was not ended, but the kingdom of Naples was lost to the King of France.
At the news of these reverses the grief and irritation of Louis XII.
were extreme.

Not only was he losing his Neapolitan conquests, but even his Milaness was also threatened.