What the records say
- When
- 22 Jun 1476
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 46.93° N, 7.12° E
- Description
- Swiss victory in the Burgundian Wars, 22 June 1476
Battle of Morat
Swiss victory in the Burgundian Wars, 22 June 1476
The Battle of Morat ( took place during the Burgundian Wars that was fought on 22 June 1476 between Charles the Bold, the Duke of Burgundy, and a Swiss Confederation army at Morat, about 30 kilometres from Bern. It was the second major engagement of the Burgundian Wars, and ended in a crippling defeat for Charles the Bold. The severity of the losses permanently crippled the Burgundian army and their military efforts.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Burgundian Wars: In the Battle of Morat, The Burgundians suffer a crushing defeat, losing half of its army of at least 12,000 soldiers”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schweizer Eidgenossen besiegen Karl den Kühnen in der Schlacht bei Murten”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire des Suisses sur Charles le Téméraire à la bataille de Morat”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Муртене”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page