Modena is besieged by the Guelph army of Versuzio Lando, coming from Piacenza. Albareto, Carpi, and Ganaceto are burned. Formigine surrenders to the Guelphs, as does the surrounding countryside, except Campogalliano, Finale, and Spilamberto, which resist. Meanwhile, the city is ravaged by bubonic plague, a lethal combination.
