1176 ⟶ Battle of Legnano: Lombard League Defeats Frederick Barbarossa

On May 29, Frederick Barbarossa's forces are defeated in the...
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⚔️ Battle of the Teutoburg Forest: Roman Legions Ambushed and Destroyed

AD 9: In the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, Germanic tribes led by Arminius ambushed and annihilated three Roman legions, resulting in the loss of the legions' standards and the death of Roman general Varus. This devastating defeat prompted the deployment of additional legions to Germania.⟶
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest: Roman Legions Ambushed and Destroyed (9)
Roman EmpireBattleMilitary HistoryArminiusAncient romeGermanic TribesImperialism
GermanyGermanyItalyItaly

⚔️ Battle of Legnano: Lombard League Defeats Frederick Barbarossa

On May 29, Frederick Barbarossa's forces are defeated in the Battle of Legnano by the Lombard League which results in the emperor's acknowledgment of the pope's sovereignty over the Papal States and Alexander acknowledging the emperor's overlordship of the imperial Church.⟶
Battle of Legnano: Lombard League Defeats Frederick Barbarossa (1176)
Holy Roman EmpireMedieval WarfareFrederick BarbarossaLombard LeaguePapal StatesBattlePolitical ConflictChurch and State
ItalyItalyGermanyGermany

⚔️ Henry VI's Failed Invasion of the Kingdom of Sicily

Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI attacked the Kingdom of Sicily from May to August but fails and withdrawn, with Empress Constance captured (released 1192).⟶
Holy Roman EmpireKingdom of SicilyMedieval WarfareMilitary CampaignHenry VIImperialismSiege
GermanyGermanyItalyItaly

⚔️ Emperor Henry VI's Conquest of the Kingdom of Sicily

Emperor Henry VI conquers the Kingdom of Sicily.⟶
Holy Roman EmpireKingdom of SicilyConquestMilitary CampaignImperialismHenry VIPolitical Intrigue
ItalyItalyGermanyGermany

🛡️ The Second Lombard League's Formation Against Emperor Frederick II

1250: Dispute between the so-called second Lombard League and Emperor Frederick II.⟶
The Second Lombard League's Formation Against Emperor Frederick II (1226)
Holy Roman EmpireMedieval ItalyGuelphs and GhibellinesAncient greeceAlliancesImperial Authority
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⚔️ Frederick II's Victory Over the Lombard League at Cortenuova

Emperor Frederick II virtually annihilates the forces of the second Lombard League at the Battle of Cortenuova.⟶
Frederick II's Victory Over the Lombard League at Cortenuova (1237)
Medieval ItalyHoly Roman EmpireFrederick IILombard LeagueBattleMilitary HistoryGuelphs and GhibellinesMedieval Warfare
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