The fortress of Forlí had been poorly…
January 1500 CE
The fortress of Forlí had been poorly built and defense operations were misdirected by Giovanni da Casale, according to Machiavelli.
As time passes without decisive results in the siege of Forlí, Cesare changes his tactics.
His troops bombard the walls of the fortress continuously, even at night.
After six days, they open two breaches in the walls.
His forces storm the fortress on January 12, 1500.
The bloody battle is quick and decisive, and Caterina continues to resist personally, fighting with weapons in hand until she is taken prisoner.
Among the gentlemen who are caught together with her is also her secretary, Marcantonio Baldraccani.
Immediately she surrenders herself to Antoine Bissey (the bailli of Dijon) as a prisoner of the French, as she knows there is a law that prevents French forces from holding women as prisoners of war.
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