Under Sterz's leadership the company was hired by the Papal States who were engaged in hostilities with Perugia.
[1] The second company of the name was formed in Soragna in June 1379 by Astorre I Manfredi, who recruited adventurers mainly from Emilia-Romagna, initially having a complement of about 600 lancers and 2,000 infantry.
The company tried to attack Bologna and Rimini, but was then hired by Bernabò Visconti of Milan and the Venetians during the War of Chioggia between Venice and Genoa.
In August 1379, on the orders of Visconti, they attacked Genoa and looted several villages of the city, including Sampierdarena.
However, their most important battle took place on September 24 of that year when 400 lancers and 3,000 infantry under Manfredi were defeated by the Genoese near the Bisagno valley.