Atlas of Battles

country, 73 engagements

Battles in Switzerland

73 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Switzerland: 56 battles, 12 sieges and 5 campaigns between 57 BC and 1944. The wars with most engagements here: War of the Second Coalition (10), War between Switzerland and the House of Habsburg (5), Old Zürich War (5), French Revolutionary Wars (4).

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Battle of OctodurusBattle of VindonissaBattle of WangasBattle of WinterthurBattle of UlrichenBattle of Saint GeorgeBattle of CoffraneBattle of DornbühlBattle of LaupenBattle of SörenbergBattle of VispBattle of NäfelsBattle of VögelinseggSchlacht am StossSecond Battle of UlrichenBattle of UlrichenBattle of ArbedoSiege of GrüningenMeeting at PfäffikonSiege of BremgartenSiege of RegensbergSiege of GrüningenBattle of St. Jakob an der SihlMassacre of GreifenseeBattle of St. Jakob an der BirsSiege of SargansSiege of WilBattle of RagazBattle of CastioneBattle on the PlantaBattle of GiornicoBattle of BruderholzBattle of SchwaderlohBattle of KappelBattle of GubelRelief of KonstanzSiege of RheinfeldenBattle of RheinfeldenSiege of RapperswilBattle of RheinfeldenCapture of PorrentruyBattle of LongeauBattle of GrauholzBattle of NeueneggBattle of FraubrunnenBattle of Col de la CroixFrench invasion of SwitzerlandBattle of GlarusBattle of FrauenfeldFirst Battle of ZurichBattle of OberwaldBattle of SchwyzBattle of AmstegBattle of DöttingenSwiss Campaign of SuvorovBattle of Devil's BridgeLimmat crossing near Dietikon (1799)Battle of Linth RiverBattle of Gotthard PassSecond Italian CampaignRhine crossing near Rheinklingen (1800)November 1932 Geneva shootingBombing of SchaffhausenBombing of Schaffhausen on April 1, 1944aerial incidents in Switzerland in World War IICrossing of the RhineBattle of MorgartenBattle of SempachBattle of GrandsonBattle of MoratBattle of DornachBattle of WinterthurSecond Battle of ZurichCrossing of the RhineBattle of MorgartenBattle of SempachBattle of GrandsonBattle of MoratBattle of DornachBattle of WinterthurSecond Battle of ZurichGenevaBaselLausanneFreiburgLuzernMulhouseBergamoUlmDijonTrento100 km46.946N, 8.064E
73 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by half century

101 BC: 1 engagementsAD 250: 1 engagementsAD 400: 1 engagementsAD 600: 1 engagementsAD 900: 1 engagements1200: 1 engagements1250: 3 engagements1300: 2 engagements1350: 4 engagements1400: 17 engagements1450: 7 engagements1500: 2 engagements1600: 3 engagements1650: 2 engagements1750: 21 engagements21 in 17501800: 2 engagements1900: 3 engagements101 BC1900
72 dated engagements, one bar per half century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 17 with pages

Contested ground 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
57 BCBattle of OctodurusMartignyGallic War
AD 298Battle of VindonissaVindonissa, Celtic oppidum / Roman legionary camp / civilian settlement
AD 407Crossing of the RhineRhineMigration Period
AD 610Battle of WangasCanton of BerneMerovingian Brothers' War
AD 919Battle of WinterthurWinterthur
1211Battle of UlrichenUlrichen
1292Battle of Saint GeorgeWinterthurWar between Switzerland and the House of Habsburg
28 February 1296Battle of CoffraneCoffrane
1298Battle of DornbühlKönizWar between Switzerland and the House of Habsburg
15 November 1315Battle of MorgartenOberägeriWar between Switzerland and the House of Habsburg
21 June 1339Battle of LaupenLaupenWar between Switzerland and the House of Habsburg
1380Battle of SörenbergSörenberg
9 July 1386Battle of SempachSempachWar between Switzerland and the House of Habsburg
1388Battle of VispVisp
9 April 1388Battle of NäfelsNäfelsGrowth of the Old Swiss Confederacy
15 May 1403Battle of VögelinseggVögelinseggAppenzell Wars
1405Schlacht am StossStoss PassAppenzell Wars
1419Second Battle of UlrichenCanton of Valais
1419Battle of UlrichenUlrichen
30 June 1422Battle of ArbedoArbedo-CastioneTransalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy
10 November 1440Siege of GrüningenGrüningen
1440Meeting at PfäffikonPfäffikonOld Zürich War
30 May 1443Siege of BremgartenBremgarten
7 June 1443Siege of RegensbergRegensberg
1443Siege of GrüningenGrüningen
22 July 1443Battle of St. Jakob an der SihlZurichOld Zürich War
1 May 1444Massacre of GreifenseeGreifenseeOld Zürich War
26 August 1444Battle of St. Jakob an der BirsBaselOld Zürich War
1445Siege of SargansSargans
1445Siege of WilWil
1446Battle of RagazBad RagazOld Zürich War
1449Battle of CastioneArbedo-CastioneTransalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy
13 November 1475Battle on the PlantaSionBurgundian Wars
2 March 1476Battle of GrandsonGrandsonBurgundian Wars
22 June 1476Battle of MoratMurtenBurgundian Wars
28 December 1478Battle of GiornicoGiornicoTransalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy
22 March 1499Battle of BruderholzBruderholzSwabian War
1499Battle of SchwaderlohTriboltingenSwabian War
22 July 1499Battle of DornachDornachSwabian War
11 October 1531Battle of KappelKappel am AlbisSecond War of Kappel
24 October 1531Battle of GubelSecond War of Kappel
1633Relief of KonstanzConstanceThirty Years' War
17 October 1633Siege of RheinfeldenRheinfeldenThirty Years' War
28 February 1638Battle of RheinfeldenRheinfeldenThirty Years' War
7 January 1656Siege of RapperswilRapperswilFirst War of Villmergen
6 July 1678Battle of RheinfeldenRheinfeldenFranco-Dutch War
28 April 1792Capture of PorrentruyPorrentruyWar of the First Coalition
2 March 1798Battle of LongeauLengnau
5 March 1798Battle of GrauholzUrtenen-SchönbühlFrench Revolutionary Wars
5 March 1798Battle of NeueneggNeueneggFrench Revolutionary Wars
5 March 1798Battle of FraubrunnenFraubrunnen
5 March 1798Battle of Col de la CroixTréchadèze ChaletFrench Revolutionary Wars
1798French invasion of SwitzerlandOld Swiss ConfederacyFrench Revolutionary Wars
1799Battle of GlarusNäfels
1799Battle of FrauenfeldFrauenfeldWar of the Second Coalition
27 May 1799Battle of WinterthurWinterthurWar of the Second Coalition
7 June 1799First Battle of ZurichZurichWar of the Second Coalition
14 August 1799Battle of OberwaldOberwaldWar of the Second Coalition
14 August 1799Battle of SchwyzSchwyzWar of the Second Coalition
16 August 1799Battle of AmstegSilenen
1799Battle of DöttingenDöttingen
1799Swiss Campaign of SuvorovAlpsItalian and Swiss expedition
25 September 1799Second Battle of ZurichZurichWar of the Second Coalition
25 September 1799Battle of Devil's BridgeDevil's BridgeItalian and Swiss expedition
1799Limmat crossing near Dietikon (1799)DietikonWar of the Second Coalition
26 September 1799Battle of Linth RiverBilten
26 September 1799Battle of Gotthard PassGotthard PassWar of the Second Coalition
1800Second Italian CampaignSwitzerlandWar of the Second Coalition
1800Rhine crossing near Rheinklingen (1800)RheinklingenWar of the Second Coalition
1932November 1932 Geneva shootingPlainpalaishuman history
1944Bombing of SchaffhausenCanton of SchaffhausenWorld War II
1944Bombing of Schaffhausen on April 1, 1944SchaffhausenCombined Bomber Offensive
date unknownaerial incidents in Switzerland in World War IISwitzerlandWorld War II

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.