Battle of La Planta

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The Battle of La Planta was a 1475 engagement in the Burgundian Wars in which Swiss Confederation forces decisively defeated troops allied with Charles the Bold, helping to secure Swiss independence and regional influence.

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Battle of La Planta canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bataille de la Planta ⓘ
Schlacht auf der Planta ⓘ
belligerent Duchy of Savoy ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
Seven Zenden of Valais ⓘ
allies of Charles the Bold ⓘ
combatant1 Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
Seven Zenden of Valais ⓘ
combatant2 Duchy of Savoy ⓘ
French forces ⓘ
conflict Burgundian Wars ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
date 1475-11-13 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Grandson ⓘ
hasCommander Antoine de Buman ⓘ
Heinrich von Hallwyl ⓘ
linked to: Hans von Hallwyl

Jacques of Savoy, Count of Romont ⓘ
Niklaus von Scharnachtal ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages ⓘ
influenced subsequent Burgundian defeats at Grandson and Murten ⓘ
involved Burgundian-allied forces ⓘ
Savoyard troops ⓘ
Valaisan troops ⓘ
location Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
Valais ⓘ
near Sion ⓘ
near city of Sion ⓘ
linked to: City of Sion
opponentOf Charles the Bold ⓘ
outcome retreat of Savoyard and allied forces ⓘ
partOf Burgundian Wars ⓘ
Swiss–Burgundian conflict ⓘ
linked to: Burgundian Wars
precededBy Battle of Héricourt ⓘ
region Alps ⓘ
relatedTo Charles the Bold ⓘ
Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ
Old Swiss Confederacy expansion of influence ⓘ
result Swiss victory ⓘ
decisive Swiss Confederation victory ⓘ
significance helped secure Swiss independence ⓘ
strengthened regional influence of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
weakened Burgundian and Savoyard influence in the region ⓘ
theaterOfWar Upper Rhône Valley ⓘ
linked to: Rhône valley
year 1475 ⓘ

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Burgundian Wars → significantEvent → Battle of La Planta ⓘ