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1113 - Forces of Matilda of Tuscany take Mantua. [2] 1115 - Mantua becomes a "quasi-independent commune." [1] 1150 - Mantua currency begins circulating. [citation needed] 1167 - Mantua joins the Lombard League. [4]} 1236 - Forces of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor attempt to take Mantua. [2] 1272 - Bonacolsi in power (until 1328). [1] 1281 ...
The fighting raged for three days but the French finally prevailed, forcing the Austrians to pull back. Free of Alvinczi, Bonaparte attacked Davidovich and forced his corps to retreat also. For the fourth relief of Mantua, Alvinczi advanced his main army from the north while sending two smaller columns to threaten the French from the northeast.
Masséna managed to move to Augereau's left with a forced march, while Sérurier's division (which left for France on 1 August because he was feverish), after having driven an expedition of 4,000 Austrians back into Mantua, [41] maneuvered to fall to the left of Wurmser, who on 5 August suffered a crushing defeat at the Battle of Castiglione ...
Mantua was an island settlement which was first established about the year 2000 BC on the banks of River Mincio, which flows from Lake Garda to the Adriatic Sea. In the 6th century BC, Mantua was an Etruscan village which, in the Etruscan tradition, was re-founded by Ocnus. [5] [6] The name may derive from the Etruscan god Mantus.
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Mantua was invaded by Byzantines, Lombards and Franks. In the 11th century it became a possession of Boniface of Canossa , marquis of Tuscany . The last ruler of the family was the countess Matilde of Canossa (died 1115), who, according to legend, ordered the construction of the precious Rotonda di ...
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