Battle of Forlì 1282
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
About the battle
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 «
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