Battle of Fossalta | |||||||
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Part of Guelphs and Ghibellines | |||||||
![]() Battle of Fossalta and king Enzio captured | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ghibellines: Holy Roman Empire Cremona and Modena |
Guelphs: Bologna Lombard League | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
King Enzio (POW) Buoso da Dovara |
Filippo Ugoni Ottaviano degli Ubaldini Antonio Lambertacci | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
15,000[1] | 8,800[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Heavy[2] Also king Enzio and 400 knights captured [3] | Heavy[2] |
The Battle of Fossalta was a battle of the War of the Guelphs and Ghibellines in Northern Italy. It took place in Fossalta, a small location on the Panaro River, and is especially remembered for the capture of Enzio of Sardinia, son of Emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen.