The Battle of Casalecchio took place on June 26, 1402 near the town of Casalecchio di Reno, near Bologna. At this battle, a Bolognese army under Giovanni I Bentivoglio opposed Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan, and his allies, the Malatesta of Rimini and the Gonzaga of Mantua. Bologna was aided by Florence in these cities' struggle to halt the expansion of Visconti's power. June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... Events September 14 - Battle of Homildon Hill. ... Casalecchio di Reno is a comune of Italy of 32,877 inhabitants, situated in the Province of Bologna. ... Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy. ... Bologna (from Latin Bononia, BulÃ¥ggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, between the Po River and the Apennines. ... Founded 59 BC as Florentia Region Tuscany Mayor Leonardo Domenici (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  102 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 356,000 almost 500,000 3,453/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 43°47 N 11°15 E www. ... A 19th century version of Giangaleazzo Visconti Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351 – September 3, 1402) was the first Duke of Milan and ruled the city for much of the early Renaissance. ... Giovanni II Bentivoglio Bentivoglio (in Latin, rendered as Bentivoius) was an Italian family of princely rank, long supreme in Bologna and responsible for giving the city its political autonomy during the Renaissance. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... Events September 14 - Battle of Homildon Hill. ... Casalecchio di Reno is a comune of Italy of 32,877 inhabitants, situated in the Province of Bologna. ... Bologna (from Latin Bononia, BulÃ¥ggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, between the Po River and the Apennines. ... Giovanni II Bentivoglio Bentivoglio (in Latin, rendered as Bentivoius) was an Italian family of princely rank, long supreme in Bologna and responsible for giving the city its political autonomy during the Renaissance. ... A 19th century version of Giangaleazzo Visconti Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351 – September 3, 1402) was the first Duke of Milan and ruled the city for much of the early Renaissance. ... Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy. ... The House of Malatesta was an Italian family which ruled over Rimini from 1295 until 1500. ... Riminis skyline. ... The Duchy of Mantua was an Italian state that was ruled by the Gonzaga family from 1328 to 1708. ... Mantua (in Italian Mantova) is a city in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province with the same name. ... Bologna (from Latin Bononia, BulÃ¥ggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, between the Po River and the Apennines. ... Founded 59 BC as Florentia Region Tuscany Mayor Leonardo Domenici (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  102 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 356,000 almost 500,000 3,453/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 43°47 N 11°15 E www. ...

Visconti was aided by many Italian lords and condottieri. Chiavello Chiavelli, lord of Fabriano, was present at the battle. With Facino Cane, the condottiere Ludovico Gabriotto Cantelli (Ludovico da Parma, di Parma) (1360-ca. 1410) commanded the Milanese vanguard of 2,000 cavalry. Cantelli fought Bernardo della Serra and captured Rigo Galletto, Pietro da Carrara, and Brunoro Della Scala, who were taken to Parma. Condottieri were mercenary leaders employed by Italian city-states from the late Middle Ages until the mid-fifteenth century. ... Fabriano is a town and comune of Ancona province in the Italian region of the Marche, at 43°20′ N 12°54′ E, at 325 m (1066 ft) above sea-level. ... Condottieri were mercenary leaders employed by Italian city-states from the late Middle Ages until the mid-fifteenth century. ... Events October 24 - The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years War. ... Events July 15 – Lithuanian forces under the cousins Władysław Jagiełło of Poland and Witowt of Lithuania decisively defeat the forces of the Teutonic Knights, whose power is broken Jan Hus is excommunicated by the Archbishop of Prague. ... Italian cavalry officers practice their horsemanship in 1904 outside Rome. ... Parma is a medieval city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, with splendid architecture and a fine countryside around it. ...

The Bolognese were routed and their leader Giovanni I Bentivoglio was killed. Gian Galeazzo Visconti took Bologna and planned to assault Florence next. However, he fell ill on August 10, 1402 and died on September 3. August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events September 14 - Battle of Homildon Hill. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ...