Battle of Parabiago

Battle of Parabiago
	; Luchino Visconti (18th century anonymous engraving)
Date	20–21 February 1339
Location	Parabiago, Lombardy45°33′N 08°51′E
Result	Milanese victory usurpation of Lodrisio crushed;
Belligerents
Lordship of Milan	Lodrisio Visconti; Company of St. George
Commanders and leaders
Luchino Visconti ; Pinalla Aliprandi; Ettore da Panigo	Lodrisio Visconti (P); Werner von Urslingen ; Konrad von Landau
Strength
?	6,500
Casualties and losses
c. 2,300	c. 4,500

The Battle of Parabiago was fought in February 1339 near Parabiago, in Lombardy, northern Italy, between the Milanese army and the St. George's (San Giorgio) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti. A renowned condottiero, the latter was an exiled member of the Visconti family then in power in Milan with a kind of triumvirate formed by Azzone and his uncles, Luchino and Archbishop Giovanni Visconti. Aiming to return victoriously to his city, he hired some 2,500 knights, mainly from Germany, and 1,000 Swiss infantry which had fought in the unsuccessful war of Mastino II della Scala for the hegemony in northern Italy. These units were led by Werner von Urslingen and Konrad von Landau.

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