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.

Bibliography

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B. Galland, « Le rôle du comte de Savoie dans la ligue de Grégoire XI contre les Visconti (1372-1375) », Mélanges de l’École française de Rome, Vol. 105, n° 105-2, 1993.
Jean-Pierre Saltarelli, La campagne d'Italie de Raymond de Turenne (1372-1373), Bulletin de la Société scientifique, historique et archéologique de la Corèze, T. 130, 2008.