Medieval era · 1237

Battle of Cortenuova

The Battle of Cortenuova (sometimes spelled Cortenova) was fought on 27 November 1237 between the army of Emperor Frederick II Hohenstaufen and the forces of the Second Lombard League, during the prolonged conflict conventionally associated with the Guelphs and Ghibellines Wars. It ended in a crushing imperial victory and the destruction of the League's field army.

Battle of Cortenuova
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When
1237
Where
Cortenuova
Era
Medieval

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