Battle at Triesen

date	February 12, 1499
place	at Triesen
output	Victory of the Confederation

Parties to the conflict
King Maximilian I. Swabian Federation	Old Confederation : Bern Lucerne Freiburg and Common rule Thurgau
Commander
Wolfgang von Fürstenberg	Rudolf Has and Sub-Commander-in-Chief
Troop strength
approx. 2000 Swabian knights and mercenaries	approx. 7000 people from Lucerne, Thurgau, Bern, Friborg
losses
approx. 400 to 500 dead	unknown

The battle near Triesen was fought on February 12, 1499 during the Swabian War between troops of the Swabian Confederation and the Swiss Confederation .

course

On February 11th, the Confederates and the Grisons expelled the Swabian federal troops from St. Luzisteig and Maienfeld and advanced into what is now the Principality of Liechtenstein . On the night of February 12, 1499, 600 Swiss travelers crossed the Rhine and attacked the royal and Swabian troops in their camp between Balzers and Triesen. The main Swiss army was able to cross the Rhine unhindered the following morning. The Swabian contingent was put to flight and the Confederates were able to penetrate as far as Lake Constance . It is assumed that there are 400 to 500 dead, most of them probably on the Swabian side.

literature

Hans-Rudolf Kurz : Swiss battles . Second, revised and expanded edition. Francke, Bern 1977, ISBN 3-7720-1369-4 , pp. 165-171.

Web links

Three days of death and suffering over Triesen. In: Liechtenstein Fatherland . 5th June 2018