| Battle of Fossalta | |||||||
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| Part of Guelphs and Ghibellines | |||||||
 Battle of Fossalta and king Enzio captured | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Ghibellines: Holy Roman Empire Cremona and Modena |
Guelphs: Bologna Lombard League | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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King Enzio (POW) Buoso da Dovara |
Filippo Ugoni Ottaviano degli Ubaldini Antonio Lambertacci | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 15,000[1] | 8,800[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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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.