Morat, Battle of, Murten, Switzerland, 1476
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Name (Latin)
Morat, Battle of, Murten, Switzerland, 1476
Other forms of name
nne Morat, Battle of, 1476
Murten, Battle of, Murten, Switzerland, 1476
Coordinates
7.116667 7.116667 46.933333 46.933333 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing place name
Switzerland
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q688502
Library of congress:
sh 85087215
Sources of Information
- Eggenberger, D. Dict. of battles, 1967.
- Harbottle, T. Dict. of battles, 1971.
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Schilling battle morat
Diebold Schilling the Younger, Public domain
File:Schilling murten.jpg
Diebold Schilling der Ältere, Public domain
File:Switzerland relief location map.jpg
Wikipedia description:
The Battle of Morat took place during the Burgundian Wars (1474–1477) that was fought on 22 June 1476 between Charles the Bold, the Duke of Burgundy, and a Swiss Confederate army at Morat (Murten), about 30 kilometres from Bern. The result was a crushing defeat for the Burgundians at the hands of the Swiss.
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