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Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl

Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl was a battle fought on 22 July 1443 at Zurich, in what is now Switzerland. It was part of the Old Zürich War, which ran from 1440 to 1446. The recorded result: Victory for the Old Swiss Confederacy. Recorded strength: Unknown Zurich; +500 HRE knights against 6,000.

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The mayor of Zurich, Rudolf Stüssi, defends in a heroic act the bridge of St. Jakob near Zurich against the forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy during the Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl (Old Zürich W
The mayor of Zurich, Rudolf Stüssi, defends in a heroic act the bridge of St. Jakob near Zurich against the forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy during the Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl (Old Zürich W. Werner Schodoler; upload by sidonius 09:58, 24 July 2007 (UTC), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 July 1443
WhereZurich, Switzerland47.374N, 8.531E
OutcomeVictory for the Old Swiss Confederacy
BelligerentsZurich; Holy Roman EmpireagainstOld Swiss Confederacy
Casualties and losses300andUnknown
Part ofOld Zürich War1440 to 1446

Where it sits in the Old Zürich War

Meeting at Pfäffikon, 1440Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl, 1443Massacre of Greifensee, 1444Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs, 1444Battle of Ragaz, 144614401446Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl, 1443
5 placed engagements of the Old Zürich War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 July 1443
PlaceZurich, Switzerland
47.374N, 8.531E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknown Zurich; +500 HRE knights6,000
Casualties and losses300Unknown
Commanders
  • Rudolf Stüssi
  • Albrecht Freiherr von Bussnang
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1443 and 1799.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1443

Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 66 in present-day Switzerland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q451404, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl, revision 1374781659, 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.