Battle at the Bruderholz
Coordinates: 47 ° 30 '27.2 " N , 7 ° 35' 41.4" E ; CH1903: 611,768 / two hundred sixty-one thousand eight hundred and eighty
Depiction of the battle near Bruderholz, on the left the troops of the Swabian League, recognizable by the St. Andrew's cross ; on the right the Confederates under the banner of Solothurn
| date | March 22, 1499 |
|---|---|
| place | The Bruderholz hill between the two half-cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland . |
| output | Victory of the Confederation |
| Parties to the conflict | |
|---|---|
| Troop strength | |
| 2500 | 850 |
| losses | |
|
89 |
1 |
Triesen · Hard · Bruderholz · Hallau · Schwaderloh · Frastanz · Calven · Dornach
The battle on the Bruderholz on March 22nd, 1499 was a military conflict between soldiers of the Swiss Confederation and the House of Habsburg - Austria and its key ally, the Swabian Federation, during the Swabian War .
course
Austrian riders and infantry from Alsace had invaded Solothurn and burned down part of the village of Dornach . Loaded with booty, they drove stolen herds of cattle before them. On their retreat to Alsace they passed the Bruderholz , where they were surprised by a detachment from Solothurn , Bern and Lucerne who had just returned from a raid from Alsace to Dorneck Castle in Solothurn . The confederates - although inferior in a ratio of 1: 3 - were able to take their booty from the Swabian troops and drive them to flight.
memory
The actual battleground in the Reinach Forest is marked by a simple memorial stone, but in Reinach at the foot of the Bruderholz there is also an artistically magnificent monument with a fountain, which also reminds of the battle on the Bruderholz.
Bruderholz monument by Louis Léon Weber , Reinach
Bruderholz Monument, Reinacher Forest
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