Battle of Calven

Battle of Calven
Part of the Swabian War
Depiction of the battle from the Luzerner Schilling, 1513.
Date 22 May 1499 Location Val Müstair, Vinschgau Result Three Leagues victory
Belligerents
Three Leagues of the Grisons, in particular the League of God's House	forces of king Maximilian I of the Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Benedikt Fontana †, Dietrich Freuler, Hertli da Capol,[1] Wilhelm Ringk †, Hans von Lombris †[2][3]	Ulrich von Habsberg[4]
Strength
ca. 6,300 infantry	ca. 12,000; Swabian Landsknechte and knights, Tyrolian soldiers, Italian mercenaries
Casualties and losses
ca. 2,000 dead	ca. 5,000 dead

The Battle of Calven (Romansh: Chalavaina)¹ took place on 22 May 1499 at the exit of the Val Müstair in the Grisons (now part of Switzerland) to the Vinschgau in County of Tyrol (now part of Italy) between the forces of King Maximilian I of the House of Habsburg and those of the free federation of the Three Leagues of the Grisons. It was the decisive battle in the southern Grisons of the Swabian War; after the defeat of the Habsburg troops, the king had to abandon his attempts to control the Engadin and the Val Müstair. The focus of operations in the Swabian War subsequently shifted again to the northern border of the Old Swiss Confederacy.