Atlas of Battles

country, 44 engagements

Battles in Switzerland

44 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Switzerland: 36 battles and 8 sieges between 57 BC and 1799. The wars with most engagements here: War of the Second Coalition (6), War between Switzerland and the House of Habsburg (3), Old Zürich War (3), Burgundian Wars (3).

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Battle of OctodurusBattle of VindonissaBattle of CoffraneBattle of MorgartenBattle of LaupenBattle of SörenbergBattle of SempachBattle of NäfelsBattle of VögelinseggSecond Battle of UlrichenBattle of ArbedoSiege of GrüningenSiege of BremgartenSiege of RegensbergBattle of St. Jakob an der SihlMassacre of GreifenseeBattle of St. Jakob an der BirsBattle on the PlantaBattle of GrandsonBattle of MoratBattle of GiornicoBattle of BruderholzBattle of DornachBattle of KappelBattle of GubelSiege of RheinfeldenBattle of RheinfeldenSiege of RapperswilBattle of RheinfeldenCapture of PorrentruyBattle of LongeauBattle of GrauholzBattle of NeueneggBattle of FraubrunnenBattle of Col de la CroixBattle of WinterthurFirst Battle of ZurichBattle of OberwaldBattle of SchwyzBattle of AmstegSecond Battle of ZurichBattle of Devil's BridgeBattle of Linth RiverBattle of Gotthard PassGenevaMilanZürichLyonBernBaselVeronaLausanneFreiburgLuzern100 km46.880N, 7.966E
44 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Wars fought here 10 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
57 BCBattle of OctodurusMartignyGallic War
AD 298Battle of VindonissaVindonissa, Celtic oppidum / Roman legionary camp / civilian settlement
28 February 1296Battle of CoffraneCoffrane
15 November 1315Battle of MorgartenOberägeriWar between Switzerland and the House of Habsburg
21 June 1339Battle of LaupenLaupenWar between Switzerland and the House of Habsburg
1380Battle of SörenbergSörenberg
9 July 1386Battle of SempachSempachWar between Switzerland and the House of Habsburg
9 April 1388Battle of NäfelsNäfelsGrowth of the Old Swiss Confederacy
15 May 1403Battle of VögelinseggVögelinseggAppenzell Wars
1419Second Battle of UlrichenCanton of Valais
30 June 1422Battle of ArbedoArbedo-CastioneTransalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy
10 November 1440Siege of GrüningenGrüningen
30 May 1443Siege of BremgartenBremgarten
7 June 1443Siege of RegensbergRegensberg
22 July 1443Battle of St. Jakob an der SihlZurichOld Zürich War
1 May 1444Massacre of GreifenseeGreifenseeOld Zürich War
26 August 1444Battle of St. Jakob an der BirsBaselOld Zürich War
13 November 1475Battle on the PlantaSionBurgundian Wars
2 March 1476Battle of GrandsonGrandsonBurgundian Wars
22 June 1476Battle of MoratMurtenBurgundian Wars
28 December 1478Battle of GiornicoGiornicoTransalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy
22 March 1499Battle of BruderholzBruderholzSwabian War
22 July 1499Battle of DornachDornachSwabian War
11 October 1531Battle of KappelKappel am AlbisSecond War of Kappel
24 October 1531Battle of GubelSecond War of Kappel
17 October 1633Siege of RheinfeldenRheinfeldenThirty Years' War
28 February 1638Battle of RheinfeldenRheinfeldenThirty Years' War
7 January 1656Siege of RapperswilRapperswilFirst War of Villmergen
6 July 1678Battle of RheinfeldenRheinfeldenFranco-Dutch War
28 April 1792Capture of PorrentruyPorrentruyWar of the First Coalition
2 March 1798Battle of LongeauLengnau
5 March 1798Battle of GrauholzUrtenen-SchönbühlFrench invasion of Switzerland
5 March 1798Battle of NeueneggNeueneggFrench invasion of Switzerland
5 March 1798Battle of FraubrunnenFraubrunnen
5 March 1798Battle of Col de la CroixTréchadèze ChaletFrench invasion of Switzerland
27 May 1799Battle of WinterthurWinterthurWar of the Second Coalition
7 June 1799First Battle of ZurichZurichWar of the Second Coalition
14 August 1799Battle of OberwaldOberwaldWar of the Second Coalition
14 August 1799Battle of SchwyzSchwyzWar of the Second Coalition
16 August 1799Battle of AmstegSilenen
25 September 1799Second Battle of ZurichZurichWar of the Second Coalition
25 September 1799Battle of Devil's BridgeDevil's BridgeQ122890272
26 September 1799Battle of Linth RiverBilten
26 September 1799Battle of Gotthard PassGotthard PassWar of the Second Coalition

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.