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	Military history of Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Battle of Zappolino 1325 Thursday, 2/8/07, 8:40 AM The Battle of Zappolino was fought in 1325 between the towns of Bologna and Modena.
		The Battle of Gavinana August 3, 1530 Thursday, 3/2/06, 5:41 AM The Battle of Gavinana was fought on August 3, 1530 between the city of Florence and the forces of the Holy Roman Empire.
		Although she lost the battle of Volta in 1080, she ensured that, during the campaign of 1081- 84, the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV did not have use of the trans-Apennine routes.
	britishbattles.homestead.com /italy.html (4034 words)

	List of battles 601-1400 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Battle of Damme May 30-31 English under William Longsword, Earl of Salisbury, sink most of fleet of France's King Philip II in the harbor of Damme.
		Battle of Rio Salado October 30 Alfonso XI of Castile and Alfonso IV of Portugal defeat the Marinid under Sultan Abul-Hassan and the Granadine under King Yusuf I. Battle of Morlaix Besieged by the English, a French relief army broke the siege of Morlaix.
		Battle of Rovine October 10 Mircea cel Batrin the voievod of Wallachia defeated Beyazid I, sultan of the Ottoman Empire
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_battles_601-1400 (3125 words)

	Bologna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Being crushed in the Battle of Zappolino by the Modenese in 1325, Bologna began to decay and asked the protection of the Pope at the beginning of the 14th century.
		In the new political situation Bologna gained importance for his undebated cultural role and became an important commercial, industrial and communications hub; its population began to grow again and at the beginning of the 20th centuries the old walls were destroyed in order to build new houses for the population.
		Though damaged during the ending battles of World War II, Bologna recovered soon and is now one of the richest, most civil and well-planned cities of Italy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bologna (2068 words)

	Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Battle of Zappolino" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Battle of Zappolino was fought in 1325 between the towns of Bologna and Modena.
		The battle is also famous because the Modenese got a bucket as prey from the Bolognese, and never returned it, even when the Bolognese bought back the lost territories.
		The history of the bucket was told in Alessandro Tassoni's La Secchia Rapita satirical poem.
	www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=battle_of_%5Aappolino (76 words)

	Information Bologna © ItalySquare.com
		Being crushed in the Battle of Zappolino by the Modenese in 1325, Bologna began to decay and asked the protection of the Pope at the beginning of the 14th century.
		In the new political situation Bologna gained importance for his undebated cultural role and became an important commercial, industrial and communications hub; its population began to grow again and at the beginning of the 20th centuries the old walls were destroyed in order to build new houses for the population.
		Though damaged during the ending battles of World War II, Bologna recovered soon and is now one of the richest, most civil and well-planned cities of Italy.
	www.italysquare.com /en/bologna.htm (1042 words)

	The Capture of Imola - April 9-21, 1945 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Late in the afternoon, heavy traffic was observed in the rear of the battle area heading away from the front.
		The battle now was for the area between the Santerno and the Sillaro Rivers.
		Indications pointed to a fighting withdrawal to the Sillaro River, but the defenses of this line were not developed nearly as fully as those of the Senio, Santerno, and Idice Rivers, and air photos showed that the Smaro was low and probably fordable at several places.
	members.aol.com /ItalyWW2/Imola.htm (5077 words)

	::: Modena ::: storia - history
		It is the result of the harmonious fusion of two architectural styles: the square base is contemporary with the Cathedral and follows Romanesque criteria, while the upper octagonal section and the top pyramid were begun in 1261 by the Campionese and are Gothic in style.
		Inside the Ghirlandina is kept a replica of the famous "bucket" (the original is to be found in the town hall), a war trophy removed from the city of Bologna in 1325 after victory in the battle of Zappolino.
		The wars between Modena and Bologna provided material for the famous mock, heroic poem "La secchia rapita" by the Modenese writer Alessandro Tassoni.
	www.discoveringmodena.it /storia/history.htm (3914 words)

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		VBOB (Veterans, Battle of the Bulge), Chapter #18
		There are many links here to the Battle of Huertgon Forest and the Battle of the Bulge.
		This WWII historian is looking for combat and non-combat histories of the fighting in the Pacific Theater.
	www.awon.org /links.html (2767 words)

	Cause of the War of the Oaken Bucket in Italy
		RESULT: A 12-year war, with thousands of lives lost.
		Modena won the battle of Zappolino, kept the bucket.
		Today, the Secchia repita (stolen bucket) may be seen in the bell tower of the Ghirlandina, a 14th-century campanile behind the modern cathedral.
	www.trivia-library.com /a/cause-of-the-war-of-the-oaken-bucket-in-italy.htm (205 words)

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