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1315 - Morgarten

Illustration of the Battle of Morgarten from the Tschachtlanchronik of 1470

1315 - The Battle of Morgarten Swiss History

From Wikipedia:
The Battle of Morgarten occurred on November 15, 1315, when a Swiss Confederation force of 1,500 infantry archers ambushed a group of Austrian soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire near the Morgarten Pass. The Swiss, led by Werner Stauffacher, thoroughly defeated the Austrians, who were under the command of Duke Leopold I of Austria.

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