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Territorial Expansion of the Swiss Confederacy (1403)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1403

In 1403 the Swiss Confederacy won a decisive victory in the Appenzell conflict, further extending confederal influence over local communities along t…

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  1. 1401–1403Appenzell · AppenzellAppenzell peasants and townspeople resisted the judicial and tax privileges of the Abbey of St. Gallen, seeking protection and support from the cantons of the Swiss Confederacy, sparking the local war of 1401–1403.
  2. 1403Vögelinsegg · AppenzellThe Appenzell and confederal allied forces defeated the abbey and Austrian allied troops at Vögelinsegg, laying the foundation for Appenzell's break from the abbey's control and its later entry into the Confederacy.

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