Battle of Cortenuova
| Battle of Cortenuova | |||||||
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| Part of Guelphs and Ghibellines | |||||||
Miniature depicting the capture of the Carroccio Nuova Cronica Vatican Library Chig.L.VIII.296 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Sicily |
Lombard League Milan, Lodi, Crema, Bergamo, Brescia, Verona, Vicenza, Padova, Treviso, Mantua, Alessandria and Vercelli | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Frederick II Ezzelino da Romano Gebhard von Arnstein |
Pietro Tiepolo P Guglielmo I da Rizolio | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~10,000 | ~15,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
Thousands killed Thousands captured | ||||||
The Battle of Cortenuova (sometimes spelled Cortenova) was fought on 27 November 1237 in the course of the Guelphs and Ghibellines Wars: in it, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II defeated the Second Lombard League.