Siege of Brescia (1238)

The siege of Brescia occurred in 1238. After his victory the previous year at the battle of Cortenuova, Emperor Frederick sought to bring about the unconditional surrender of the city of Milan and its allies. Assembling his army in Verona in April 1238, which included a contingent of Nicene troops dispatched by Emperor John III, he decided to besiege the Guelf town of Brescia. Emperor Frederick began the siege on 11 July 1238 and it lasted until a successful sortie by the city's defenders in early October forced him to lift the siege.^[2]

Siege of Brescia
Part of the Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines
Date 11 July – 7 October 1238 Location Brescia, Lombardy, present-day Italy Result Guelph victory
Belligerents
Holy Roman Empire Empire of Nicaea	Brescian Guelphs (Lombard League)
Commanders and leaders
Frederick II	Oberto de Iniquitate[1]

References

1. Paolo Grillo, VELUT LEENA RUGIENS. BRESCIA ASSEDIATA DA FEDERICO II, http://www.rmojs.unina.it/index.php/rm/article/viewFile/127/108 Archived 2015-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
2. Van Cleve, Thomas (1972). The Emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaffen. Oxford. pp. 414–6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)