Battle of Zappolino

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Battle of Zappolino
Part of Guelphs and Ghibellines
Date November 15, 1325
Location near Zappolino, Bologna, present-day Italy
Result Modenese victory
Belligerents
Bologna
(Guelph)		 Modena
(Ghibelline)
Commanders
Passerino Bonacolsi
Strength
2,000 cavalry
30,000 infantry		 2,000 cavalry
5,000 infantry
Casualties and losses
2,000 between Bolognese and Modenese
 
Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines
Legnano - Cortenuova - Brescia - Faenza - Viterbo - Parma - Fossalta - Cingoli - Montebruno - Cassano - Montaperti - Benevento - Tagliacozzo - Colle Val d'Elsa - Roccavione - Desio - Campaldino - Zappolino - Gamenario

The Battle of Zappolino (also known as the War of the Oaken Bucket) was fought in 1325 between the towns of Bologna and Modena. The Modenese were victorious.

The battle is also famous for the wooden bucket that the Modenese took as spoils from Bologna. This unusual booty was venerated in Modena in remebrance of the victory. The history of the bucket was told in Alessandro Tassoni's La Secchia Rapita satirical poem.

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