The Battle Hostile_encounter of Legnano was fought Hostile_encounter between the imperial army of Frederick Barbarossa and the troops of the Lombard League on May 29 , 1176 near the town of Legnano , in present-day Lombardy , in Italy .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Legnano was fought Hostile_encounter between the imperial army of Frederick Barbarossa and the troops of the Lombard League on May 29 , 1176 near the town of Legnano , in present-day Lombardy , in Italy .

The battle Hostile_encounter refers to the `` Il Canto degli Italiani '' by Goffredo Mameli and Michele Novaro , which reads Statement : « [ ... ] From the Alps to Sicily , Legnano is everywhere [ ... ] » in memory of the victory Earnings_and_losses of Italian populations over foreign ones .

Thanks to this battle Hostile_encounter , Legnano is the only city , besides Rome , to be mentioned Statement in the Italian national anthem .

In Legnano , to commemorate Social_event the battle Hostile_encounter , the Palio di Legnano takes place Process_start annually from 1935 , on the last sunday of May .

In Legnano , to commemorate Social_event the battle Hostile_encounter , the Palio di Legnano takes place Process_start annually from 1935 , on the last sunday of May .