Battle of Murten
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The Battle of Murten was a decisive 1476 clash in which Swiss Confederation forces crushed Charles the Bold’s Burgundian army, marking a turning point against Burgundian expansion in the region.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Murten canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Morat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
Burgundian army
NERFINISHED
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Swiss Confederation forces ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide |
heavy Burgundian casualties
ⓘ
light Swiss casualties ⓘ |
| combatant |
Duchy of Burgundy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Swiss Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Adrian von Bubenberg
NERFINISHED
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Charles the Bold NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans von Hallwyl NERFINISHED ⓘ Niklaus von Scharnachthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | local anniversaries in Murten ⓘ |
| conflict | Burgundian–Swiss conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Old Swiss Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1476-06-22 ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Nancy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySource | contemporary chronicles of the Burgundian Wars ⓘ |
| involvedPoliticalEntity |
City of Bern
NERFINISHED
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City of Fribourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedOrCaptured | large part of Burgundian army ⓘ |
| languageVariantName |
Bataille de Morat
NERFINISHED
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Schlacht bei Murten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorial | Murten battle monuments ⓘ |
| militaryTactic |
Burgundian artillery and cavalry deployment
ⓘ
Swiss pike infantry assault ⓘ |
| notableFor |
destruction of Burgundian camp
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large-scale rout of Burgundian forces ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Charles the Bold
NERFINISHED
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Old Swiss Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Burgundian Wars
NERFINISHED
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late Middle Ages warfare in Europe ⓘ |
| place | Murten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Grandson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Canton of Fribourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
expansionist policy of Charles the Bold
ⓘ
formation of Swiss military tradition ⓘ |
| result | decisive Swiss victory ⓘ |
| significance |
strengthened military reputation of Swiss infantry
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turning point against Burgundian expansion ⓘ weakened power of Charles the Bold ⓘ |
| year | 1476 ⓘ |
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