Company of Death
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The Company of Death is the name historically used for two related bands of warriors entrusted to guarantee the cohesiveness and efficiency in battle of both the Milanese and Lombard League's militias
The defence of the Carroccio during the battle of Legnano (1176) by Amos Cassioli (1832–1891)
Il Monument to the Warrior of Legnano, often mistakenly associated with Alberto da Giussano
Folkloristic reconstruction of the Knights of Death led by Alberto da Giussano who is preparing to carry out the charge during the battle of Legnano at the Palio di Legnano 2014
Carroccio
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A carroccio was a large four-wheeled wagon bearing the city signs around which the militia of the medieval communes gathered and fought. It was particularly common among the Lombard, Tuscan and, more
Company of Death
…the cohesiveness and efficiency in battle of both the Milanese and Lombard League's militias through their bond by oath to the defence of the Milanese Carroccio, the wagon on which the standard of the Lombard allies stood. They fought in the Battle of Legnano (29 May 1176) against the imperial army of Frederick…
The carroccio of Milan on an ancient miniature
The Battle of Legnano by Massimo d'Azeglio, 1831. In the background, the cross and the city signs are positioned on the carroccio.
Plaque commemorates the departure of the carroccio in San Simpliciano church towards Legnano just before the homonymous battle.