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Battle of Grauholz

Battle of Grauholz was a battle fought on 5 March 1798 at Urtenen-Schönbühl, in what is now Switzerland. It was part of the French invasion of Switzerland, which ran from 1798 to 1799. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 18,000 against 30,000.

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Fought5 March 1798
WhereUrtenen-Schönbühl, Switzerland47.017N, 7.500E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench First RepublicagainstCanton of Bern
Casualties and losses1,600 killed or woundedand2,000 killed or wounded
Part ofFrench invasion of Switzerland1798 to 1799

Where it sits in the French invasion of Switzerland

Battle of Grauholz, 1798Battle of Neuenegg, 1798Battle of Col de la Croix, 179817981798Battle of Grauholz, 1798
3 placed engagements of the French invasion of Switzerland in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 March 1798
PlaceUrtenen-Schönbühl, Switzerland
47.017N, 7.500E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength18,00030,000
Casualties and losses1,600 killed or wounded2,000 killed or wounded
Commanders
  • Balthazar Alexis Henri Schauenburg
  • Karl Ludwig von Erlach
Battle of GrauholzBattle of GrauholzBattle of FraubrunnenBattle of NeueneggBattle of LongeauBattle of LaupenBattle of MoratBattle of NeueneggBattle of LongeauBattle of MoratGenevaZürichBaselLausanneFreiburgMulhouseLuganoVaduz100 km47.017N, 7.500E
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Battle of Grauholz is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 66 in present-day Switzerland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q281461, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Grauholz, revision 1384606172, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.