Battle of Dornach

Battle of Dornach
Part of the Swabian War

Contemporary woodcut of the Battle of Dornach
Date22 July 1499
Location
Dornach, Switzerland
Result Swiss victory[1]
Belligerents

Old Swiss Confederacy

Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Heinrich von Fürstenberg  
Strength
6,000[2] 15,000-16,000[2]
Casualties and losses
600-900[2] 4,000[2]

The Battle of Dornach was fought on 22 July 1499 between the troops of Emperor Maximilian I and the Old Swiss Confederacy, close to the Swiss village of Dornach. The battle ended in a decisive defeat for Maximilian, and concluded the Swabian War between the Swiss and the Swabian League.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference HDS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. 2010. pp. 544–545.

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