L'Escalade

Quand

1602

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

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

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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.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Page source
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « 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 4.0Page source
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « 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 4.0Page source
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « l'Escalade »Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Page source
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « Ночь 11—12 декабря — Женевская эскалада »Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Page source