Battle of Morgarten

When

23 Nov 1315

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

47.09° N, 8.63° E

Description

1315 battle during the creation of the Swiss Confederacy

1315 battle during the creation of the Swiss Confederacy

The Battle of Morgarten took place on 15 November 1315, when troops of Schwyz, supported by their allies of Uri and Unterwalden, ambushed an Austrian army under the command of Leopold I, Duke of Austria on the shores of Lake Ägeri, in the territory of Schwyz.

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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 “Battle of Morgarten: The Swiss defeat Leopold of Austria on the shore of the Ägerisee, ensuring independence for the Swiss Confederation”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Morgarten Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Eidgenossen besiegen in der Schlacht am Morgarten die Habsburger unter Herzog Leopold I.”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire à la bataille de Morgarten des Suisses sur Léopold d'Autriche]”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “в битве при Моргартене швейцарское ополчение победило армию австрийских Габсбургов:”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “En Morgarten, al sur de Zúrich, unos 1500 montañeros (acompañados por tropas de otros valles) repelen las tropas (unos 3000 a 5000 soldados profesionales) del…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “モルガルテンの戦いでスイス軍がハプスブルク軍に勝利”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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