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Swabian War (1499)

Type Event Region Central Europe Time 1499

In 1499, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I launched the Swabian War in the name of restoring imperial sovereignty over the Swiss cantons;…

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  1. 1499Schwyz · SwitzerlandMaximilian I waged war on the Swiss cantons under imperial law for refusing to accept imperial judicial jurisdiction; Swabian League and imperial forces entered eastern Switzerland, and war broke out at Schwyz and elsewhere.
  2. 1499Glarus · SwitzerlandImperial forces encountered stubborn resistance from Swiss militias at Glarus and elsewhere; the Swiss used mountain terrain and local mobilization advantages to repeatedly thwart allied offensives, and the war fell into stalemate.
  3. 1499Dornach · SolothurnIn the Battle of Dornach in July, the Swiss Confederation won a decisive victory; the imperial marshal was killed and the allied forces routed. The two sides then agreed to an armistice, and Maximilian was forced to abandon his goal of reconquering Switzerland by force.

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