Battle of Sempach

When

9 Jul 1386

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

47.15° N, 8.21° E

Description

1386 battle between old Switzerland confederation and Habsburg

Part of the expansion of the Swiss Confederation

The Battle of Sempach was fought on 9 July 1386, between Leopold III, Duke of Austria and the Old Swiss Confederacy. The battle was a decisive Swiss victory in which Duke Leopold and numerous Austrian nobles died. The victory helped turn the loosely allied Swiss Confederation into a more unified nation and is seen as a turning point in the growth of Switzerland.

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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 Sempach: Soldiers from cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy defeat the Austrian Habsburg Army in a battle that leads to the unification of the…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht bei Sempach besiegen die Eidgenossen das Heer von Herzog Leopold III. von Österreich, der in der Schlacht fällt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Léopold III de Habsbourg est vaincu et tué par les confédérés suisses à la bataille de Sempach”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Земпахе”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “旧瑞士邦联在与奥地利大公国的森帕赫战役中取得决定性胜利。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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