L'Escalade

When

1602

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

46.20° N, 6.15° E

Description

failed surprise night assault against Geneva in 1602 by Savoyard forces, and also the annual celebration commemorating this event

Date from

year in its Wikidata description

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Annual festival commemorating failed attack on Geneva by Savoy in 1602

L'Escalade, or Fête de l'Escalade, is an annual festival in Geneva, Switzerland, held each December commemorating the defeat of an attempt to conquer the Protestant city-state by the Catholic Duchy of Savoy in 1602. The celebrations and other commemorative activities are usually held on 12 December or the closest weekend.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article

• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “A surprise attack by forces under the command of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Escalade de Genève verteidigt sich die Stadt Genf erfolgreich gegen einen nächtlichen Angriff einer Söldnertruppe von Herzog Karl Emanuel I. von Savoyen”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “l'Escalade”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Ночь 11—12 декабря — Женевская эскалада”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page