Battle of Montichiari
Battle of Montichiari | |||||||
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![]() Papal League against the Visconti | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Papal League | Troops Milanese of Visconti | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
, , John Hawkwood, Enguerrand de Coucy, , Galéotto Malatesta and Hugolin de Savignac | , Bernabò and Gian Galeazzo Visconti | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
700 lances and 400 archers | 1000 men at arms and 300 archers |
The Battle of Montichiari (May 1373), is one of the most important episodes of the war waged by the led by Gregory XI against the Visconti of Milan, preparing the return of the pope to Rome.
The aim of the pope was to reduce the power of the Ducate of Milan, traditional leaders of the Ghibellines, a constant threat on the territories of the Papal States.
Bibliography[]
- Arveno Sala, « La cospirazione antiviscontea in Bergamo del 1373 », Rivista del Centro Studia et Ricerche Archivio Bergamasco, 1983.
- B. Galland, « Le rôle du comte de Savoie dans la ligue de Grégoire XI contre les Visconti (1372-1375) », Mélanges de l'École française de Rome, Vol. 105, n° 105-2, 1993.
- , La campagne d'Italie de Raymond de Turenne (1372-1373), Bulletin de la Société scientifique, historique et archéologique de la Corèze, T. 130, 2008.
Categories:
- 1373 in Europe
- 1370s in the Holy Roman Empire
- 14th century in Italy
- Battles of the Middle Ages
- Conflicts in 1373