Cortenuova

Cortenuova lies on the Lombard plain south of Bergamo. It gave its name to a decisive battle fought on 27 November 1237 between Emperor Frederick II and the forces of the Lombard League. The imperial army won a crushing victory, capturing the Milanese carroccio, the ceremonial wagon around which the communal army gathered. Frederick had this trophy displayed in Rome, giving his victory a significance far beyond the battlefield.