Description

A highly illustrated account of one of the major battles of Italy's 13th century wars, immortalized in the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri who was one of the combatants.

Campaldino is one of the important battles between the Guelphs and Ghibellines - the major political factions in the city states of central and northern Italy. It heralded the rise of Florence to a dominant position over the area of Tuscany and was one of the last occasions when the Italian city militias contested a battle, with the 14th century seeing the rise of the condottiere in Italy's Wars.

In this study, renowned medieval historians Kelly De Vries and Niccolò Capponi have uncovered new material from the battlefield itself, as well as using all the available sources, to breathe new life into this colourful and fascinating battle.

Table of Contents

Origins of the campaign
Chronology

Opposing commanders
Opposing armies
Orders of battle
Opposing plans
The campaign

Aftermath
The battlefields today
Further reading
Index

Product details

Published Jul 26 2018
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781472831262
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 324
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Kelly DeVries

Kelly DeVries holds a PhD from the Centre for Medi…

Author

Niccolò Capponi

Count Niccolò Capponi is a part of Florence’s livi…

Illustrator

Graham Turner

Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, spec…

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