Battle of Forlì
The Battle of Forlì in 1282 took place between an army recruited in France, sent by Pope Martin IV in an attempt to subdue Forlì and the Ghibellines. The Guelph army was defeated thanks to the strategic ability of Guido I da Montefeltro. The event was remembered by Dante in the Divine Comedy
The city which once made the long resistance, And of the French a sanguinary heap
| Battle of Forlì | |||||||
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| Part of Guelphs and Ghibellines | |||||||
From a fresco by Giovanni Battista Marchetti (1763) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Guelphs: Pope Martin IV Charles I of Anjou |
Ghibellines: Forlì Imola Bologna Faenza Ravenna Bagnacavallo | ||||||
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Jean d'Eppe Taddeo II da Montefeltro † | Guido da Montefeltro | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2,000-3,000 killed | heavy | ||||||
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