Bologna has been relieved due to the valor of our heavy cavalry on the open field. It was a pleasure to command an army with such a contingent, as I have not been able to do so for many years. I will report the exact casualty figures in time, but in general the losses were confined to the near total destruction of three units: one regiment of Militia Spearmen from Bologna, one regiment of Teutonic Knights, and the unit of experienced Cannons from Kaiser Elberhard's old force. I regret that the loss of this last unit was due to a tactical error on my part. One member of this unit escaped alive and he has custody of the cannons in Bologna. He is an extremely experienced artilleryman and perhaps if he were taken to an appropriate gunsmith, he would be able to pass on his knowledge to new recruits. It would be a shame to lose his expertise altogether.

I have now moved my entire army into the rear of the Byzantine force outside of Milan. My men are too tired to begin the attack themselves, but we stand ready to aid any army which attacks the besiegers. If the armies of the Kaiser and Count Erlach were both to join in this attack, we would surely overwhelm the Byzantines with our numbers. I urge this course of action.

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