Battle of Montichiari

Battle of Montichiari
Papal League against the Visconti
Date 7 and 8 May 1373 Location Montichiari and Gavardo, Province of Brescia, Lombardy, Italy Result Crushing defeat of the troops of the Visconti on the Bridge of Gavardo
Belligerents
Papal League	Troops Milanese of Visconti
Commanders and leaders
Raymond de Turenne, Othon de Brunswick, John Hawkwood, Enguerrand de Coucy, Amanieu de Pomiers, Galéotto Malatesta and Hugolin de Savignac	Galéas de Saluces, 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 papal league 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.

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