Sonderbund War
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The Sonderbund War was a brief Swiss civil conflict in 1847 between conservative Catholic cantons and the liberal federal majority that led to the modern Swiss federal state.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sonderbund War canonical | 2 |
| Sonderbundskrieg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T790673 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Sonderbund War Context triple: [Guillaume-Henri Dufour, participatedIn, Sonderbund War]
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Second War of Kappel
The Second War of Kappel was a 1531 armed conflict in the Swiss Reformation era in which Protestant and Catholic cantons clashed, resulting in the defeat of the Protestant forces and the death of reformer Huldrych Zwingli.
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Austro-Prussian War
The Austro-Prussian War was a short 1866 conflict between Prussia and Austria (and their respective German allies) that decisively shifted power within the German states and paved the way for German unification under Prussian leadership.
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Cologne War
The Cologne War was a late 16th-century conflict in the Holy Roman Empire sparked by a Catholic archbishop’s conversion to Protestantism, exemplifying the religious and political struggles of the European wars of religion.
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Winnebago War
The Winnebago War was a brief 1827 conflict between the United States and the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people in the Upper Mississippi region, sparked by tensions over land cessions and American expansion.
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Sitzkrieg
Sitzkrieg is the term used to describe the early phase of World War II on the Western Front characterized by little active military operations despite the state of war.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sonderbund War Target entity description: The Sonderbund War was a brief Swiss civil conflict in 1847 between conservative Catholic cantons and the liberal federal majority that led to the modern Swiss federal state.
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A.
Second War of Kappel
The Second War of Kappel was a 1531 armed conflict in the Swiss Reformation era in which Protestant and Catholic cantons clashed, resulting in the defeat of the Protestant forces and the death of reformer Huldrych Zwingli.
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B.
Austro-Prussian War
The Austro-Prussian War was a short 1866 conflict between Prussia and Austria (and their respective German allies) that decisively shifted power within the German states and paved the way for German unification under Prussian leadership.
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C.
Cologne War
The Cologne War was a late 16th-century conflict in the Holy Roman Empire sparked by a Catholic archbishop’s conversion to Protestantism, exemplifying the religious and political struggles of the European wars of religion.
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D.
Winnebago War
The Winnebago War was a brief 1827 conflict between the United States and the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people in the Upper Mississippi region, sparked by tensions over land cessions and American expansion.
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E.
Sitzkrieg
Sitzkrieg is the term used to describe the early phase of World War II on the Western Front characterized by little active military operations despite the state of war.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century conflict
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Swiss civil war ⓘ civil war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sonderbund War
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surface form:
Sonderbundskrieg
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| belligerent |
Fribourg
ⓘ
Lucerne ⓘ Schwyz ⓘ Unterwalden ⓘ Uri ⓘ Valais ⓘ Zug ⓘ |
| casualties | relatively low compared to other European civil wars ⓘ |
| cause |
conflict between conservative Catholic and liberal Protestant political forces
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disputes over centralization and federal reform in Switzerland ⓘ formation of the Sonderbund by conservative Catholic cantons ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Guillaume-Henri Dufour ⓘ |
| commanderSide |
Guillaume-Henri Dufour
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surface form:
Guillaume-Henri Dufour was commander of the federal forces
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| conflictBetween |
Swiss cantons
ⓘ
surface form:
Sonderbund cantons
Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss federal forces
|
| constitutionalContext | transition from loose confederation to federal state ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| endTime | 1847-11-29 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Federal Constitution of 1848
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surface form:
Swiss Federal Constitution of 1848
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| hasDuration | less than one month ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
creation of the modern Swiss federal state
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guarantee of religious freedom in Switzerland ⓘ neutralization of separatist Catholic alliance ⓘ strengthening of Swiss federal authority over cantons ⓘ |
| involves |
Swiss cantons
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surface form:
Catholic conservative cantons
liberal-radical majority in the Tagsatzung ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | ban on separate cantonal alliances against the Confederation ⓘ |
| location | Switzerland ⓘ |
| militaryStrategy | federal forces aimed to minimize casualties and destruction ⓘ |
| opponent | liberal cantons of Switzerland ⓘ |
| partOf | Swiss political conflicts of the 19th century ⓘ |
| peaceSettlement | negotiated surrender of Sonderbund cantons ⓘ |
| politicalAspect | conflict between conservative and liberal forces ⓘ |
| precededBy | formation of the Sonderbund in 1845 ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
1848 revolutions
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surface form:
European Revolutions of 1848
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| religiousAspect | conflict between Catholic and Protestant interests ⓘ |
| result |
adoption of the Swiss Federal Constitution of 1848
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dissolution of the Sonderbund alliance ⓘ victory of the federal (liberal) forces ⓘ |
| significance |
key step in Swiss nation-building
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last armed conflict on Swiss territory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1847-11-03 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | prelude to mid-19th-century European liberal revolutions ⓘ |
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