If you know one important battle of the Old Swiss Confederacy, it’s probably the Battle of Murten. It took place on 22 June 1476 and marked the end of Burgundy as a major European power and became a cornerstone of national pride in traditional Swiss historiography.

If you know one important battle of the Old Swiss Confederacy, it’s probably the Battle of Murten. It took place on 22 June 1476 and marked the end of Burgundy as a major European power and became a cornerstone of national pride in traditional Swiss historiography.

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