Battle of Legnano
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The battle of Legnano was a battle between the imperial army of Frederick Barbarossa and the troops of the Lombard League on 29 May 1176, near the town of Legnano, in present-day Lombardy, Italy. Although the presence of the enemy nearby was already known to both sides, they suddenly met without having time to plan any strategy.
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1176 Battle of Legnano
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1259 | Signoria of Milan | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1395 | Duchy of Milan | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1447 | Golden Ambrosian Republic | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1796 | Transpadane Republic | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1797 | Cisalpine Republic | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 202 | Po Valley raid | battle, military operation, raid | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 221 | Siege of Milan | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 259 | Battle of Mediolanum | battle, Alamanni | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 268 | Siege of Mediolanum | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 402 | Siege of Milan | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 452 | Siege of Milan | Western Roman Empire, siege, Hunnic Empire, sack | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 538 | Siege of Milan | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1037 | Siege of Milan | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1042 | Siege of Milan | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1158 | Siege of Milan | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1161 | Siege of Milan | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1176 | Battle of Legnano | Holy Roman Empire, battle, Frederick Barbarossa, Lombard League | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1277 | Battle of Desio | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1313 | Battle of Gaggiano | battle, Kingdom of Sicily, House of Della Torre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1339 | Battle of Parabiago | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1495 | Siege of Novara | Republic of Venice, Kingdom of France, Duchy of Milan, siege, Margravate of Mantua | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1500 | Battle of Novara | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1513 | Battle of Novara | Old Swiss Confederacy, Duchy of Milan, Kingdom of France, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1522 | Battle of Bicocca | Republic of Venice, Kingdom of France, Duchy of Milan, Papal States, battle, Swiss mercenaries, Empire of Charles V | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1523 | Siege of Milan | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1636 | Battle of Tornavento | battle, Victor Amadeus I of Savoy, Diego Felipez de Guzmán, 1st Marquis of Leganés, Charles de Blanchefort | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1733 | Siege of Milan | Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Sardinia, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1800 | Combat of Turbigo | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1814 | soulèvement de Milan | rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1821 | Battle of Novara | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1848 | Five Days of Milan | rebellion, Austrian Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1848 | Four Days of Monza | Austrian Empire, rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1849 | Battle of Novara | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1859 | Battle of Varese | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1859 | Battle of San Fermo | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1859 | Battle of Boffalora | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1859 | Battle of Magenta | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1898 | Bava-Beccaris massacre | rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Bombing of Milan in World War II | aerial bombing of a city | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Aerial Bombing of Gorla | United States, aerial bombing of a city, school massacre | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1639 | Piedmontese Civil War | civil war | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | Enrico Toti | Toti-class submarine, preserved watercraft, submarine | Wikidata | |
| organisation | arms industry | 1886 | Società Italiana Ernesto Breda | business, enterprise, automotive industry, arms industry | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1944 | Unknown | arms industry, business | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Fountain-monument to Giuseppe Grandi | memorial, fountain, air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Marnate's Bunker | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Outpost Fort | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Rocchetta | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1885 | Museum of the Risorgimento | military museum, palazzo, museum of a public entity, history museum, art museum | Wikidata |
| site | tower | San Vitale Tower | monument, fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Torre Gattoni | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | 1192 | Porta Torre | gate tower, city gate | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Alejandro III Dogo Ziani | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Car1176 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | La battaglia di Legnano di Amos Cassoli | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The battle of Legnano (1859-1870), by Amos Cassioli | Commons | ||
| commons | image | BattagliaLegnano | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Barbarossa | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Il carroccio (La battaglia di Legnano) Massimo Tapparelli d'Azeglio | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Per il centenario di Legnano. La battaglia di Legnano | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Carroccio | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Il Carroccio durante la sfilata del Palio di Legnano 2015 | Commons | ||












