Battle of Sempach

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The Battle of Sempach was a pivotal 1386 clash in which the Old Swiss Confederacy decisively defeated Habsburg forces, marking a key step in Swiss independence and military reputation.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Sempach canonical 10
Battle of Laupen 2
Sempach battlefield 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
aftermath consolidation of Swiss Confederacy territorial gains ⓘ
decline of Habsburg power in central Alpine region ⓘ
associatedLegend Arnold von Winkelried ⓘ
belligerent House of Habsburg ⓘ
Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
cause Habsburg attempt to reassert control over Swiss territories ⓘ
chronologicalOrder fought after Battle of Morgarten (1315) ⓘ
fought before Battle of Näfels (1388) ⓘ
combatant Austrian nobility ⓘ
canton of Glarus ⓘ
linked to: Canton of Glarus

canton of Lucerne ⓘ
linked to: Canton of Lucerne

canton of Schwyz ⓘ
canton of Unterwalden ⓘ
linked to: canton of Nidwalden

canton of Uri ⓘ
canton of Zug ⓘ
canton of Zurich ⓘ
linked to: Canton of Zürich
commander Leopold III, Duke of Austria ⓘ
Petermann von Gundoldingen ⓘ
commemoratedOn Swiss local and cantonal memorial days in Lucerne region ⓘ
conflictBetween House of Habsburg ⓘ
Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
countryAtLocation Switzerland ⓘ
culturalImpact became a symbol of Swiss bravery and sacrifice ⓘ
date 1386-07-09 ⓘ
historicalEra Late Middle Ages ⓘ
killedInAction Leopold III, Duke of Austria ⓘ
location near Sempach, present-day canton of Lucerne, Switzerland ⓘ
memorial Sempach Battle Chapel ⓘ
monuments near Sempach, Switzerland ⓘ
militaryInnovation demonstrated effectiveness of infantry against heavy cavalry ⓘ
opponent Austrian knights ⓘ
partOf Swiss–Habsburg Wars ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Morgarten ⓘ
Battle of Näfels ⓘ
result Swiss victory ⓘ
significance enhanced Swiss military reputation in Europe ⓘ
strengthened independence of the Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
weakened Habsburg influence in central Switzerland ⓘ
tacticalFeature effective use of halberds and pikes by Swiss forces ⓘ
use of dense Swiss infantry formations ⓘ
year 1386 ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Old Swiss Confederacy → significantEvent → Battle of Sempach ⓘ
Sempach → knownFor → Battle of Sempach ⓘ
Sempach → near → Sempach battlefield ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sempach
Sempach → hasHistoricalEventNearby → Battle of Sempach (1386) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sempach
Leopold III, Duke of Austria → participatedIn → Battle of Sempach ⓘ
Battle of Näfels → relatedTo → Battle of Sempach ⓘ
Swiss–Habsburg Wars → hasPart → Battle of Sempach ⓘ
Swiss–Habsburg Wars → hasPart → Battle of Laupen ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sempach
Swiss–Habsburg Wars → significantEvent → Battle of Sempach ⓘ
Swiss–Habsburg Wars → significantEvent → Battle of Laupen ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sempach
Petermann von Gundoldingen → participantIn → Battle of Sempach ⓘ
Arnold von Winkelried → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Sempach ⓘ
Arnold von Winkelried → familyName → Winkelried ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sempach
Sempach Battle Chapel → commemorates → Battle of Sempach ⓘ
Sempach Battle Chapel → locatedNear → Sempach battlefield ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sempach
Sempach Battle Chapel → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Sempach ⓘ