The history of Florence by Machiavelli Niccolò 1469-1527

Author:Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527 [Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge
Published: 1891-03-02T16:00:00+00:00

proving long, by the braveness of Nicolo's defence, the Duke began to cast about, and consider he must either hinder the League from carrying the Town or look to himself as soon as it was taken. To give the Conte therefore diversion, he commanded Nicolo Piccinino, by the way to Romagna, to pass into Tuscany : whereupon, the League judging the defence of Tuscany of more importance than the reducing of Assisi, they sent to the Conte to stop Piccinino's passage, who was at that time with his Army at Forli. Upon these Orders the Conte raised his Siege and marched with his Forces to Cesena, having left the War of La Marca and the care of his own Affairs to the management of his Brother Lione. Whilst Piccinino was labouring to pass and Francesco to obstruct him, Nicolo Forte Braccio fell upon Lione, and with great honour to himself took him Prisoner, plundered his People, and following his blow, took several Towns in La Marca at the same excursion. This News was very unwelcome to the Conte, who gave all his own Country for lost; nevertheless, leaving part of his Army to confront Piccinino, he marched himself against Forte Braccio with the rest, forced him to an Engagement, and beat him; in which defeat Forte Braccio was hurt, taken Prisoner, and died of his wounds.

This Victory recovered all that Nicolo Forte Braccio had taken from him, and forced the Duke of Milan to desire a Peace, which he obtained by the mediation of Nicolo da Este, Marquess of Ferrara, by which it was agreed that the Towns which the Duke had got in Romagna should be restored, and his Forces withdrawn into Lombardy; and Battista da Caneto (as it happens to those who owe their Dominion to the Courage or Power of other People), as soon as the Duke's Forces were drawn off, despairing to remain in Bologna upon his own Legs, quitted the Town, and left it to re-admit its old Governor, Antonio Bentivogli, who was chief of the contrary Party.

All these Things succeeded during the banishment of Cosimo; upon whose return those Persons who were active in his Restaura-tion, and those who had suffered more than ordinarily before, concluded (without regard to anybody else) to secure themselves of all the Offices in the State. The Senate which succeeded for the Months of November and December, not satisfied with what their Predecessors had done in favour of their Party, they

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