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Battle of Morat

Battle of Morat was a battle fought on 22 June 1476 at Murten, in what is now Switzerland. It was part of the Burgundian Wars, which ran from 1474 to 1477. The recorded result: Swiss victory. Recorded strength: 12,000– 20,000 against 25,000.

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The siege of Morat 1476 by Charles the Bold
The siege of Morat 1476 by Charles the Bold. Diebold Schilling the Younger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 June 1476
WhereMurten, Switzerland46.933N, 7.117E
OutcomeSwiss victory
BelligerentsDuchy of Burgundy; Duchy of SavoyagainstOld Swiss Confederacy; Duchy of Lorraine; Upper Alsace
Casualties and losses6,000–10,000and410
Part ofBurgundian Wars1474 to 1477

Where it sits in the Burgundian Wars

Siege of Venlo, 1473Siege of Neuss, 1474Battle of Héricourt, 1474Battle on the Planta, 1475Battle of Grandson, 1476Battle of Morat, 1476Battle of Nancy, 147614731476Battle of Morat, 1476
7 placed engagements of the Burgundian Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 June 1476
PlaceMurten, Switzerland
46.933N, 7.117E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength12,000– 20,00025,000
Casualties and losses6,000–10,000410
Commanders
  • Charles the Bold
  • Jacques of Savoy, Count of Romont
  • John of Luxembourg, Count of Soissons
  • Hans von Hallwyl (1433-1504)
  • Hans Waldmann (mayor)
  • Adrian von Bubenberg
  • René II of Lorraine
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Morat
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Morat today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-10-01. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 428 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 428 to 655 m, 227 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 38% water, 19% tree cover, 18% cropland.

water: 38%tree cover: 19%cropland: 18%grassland: 17%built-up: 9%water 38%tree cover 19%cropland 18%grassland 17%built-up 9%
west to east, 10.0 km428 to 571 mnorth to south, 10.0 km428 to 634 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1476

Battle of Morat is one of 743 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 73 in present-day Switzerland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q688502, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Morat, revision 1383077276, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.