Battle of Morat

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The Battle of Morat was a decisive 1476 engagement in the Burgundian Wars in which the Swiss Confederation inflicted a crushing defeat on Charles the Bold of Burgundy, halting his expansionist ambitions.

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Battle of Morat canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Murten ⓘ
associatedWith Lake Morat ⓘ
belligerent Charles the Bold ⓘ
Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ
Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
casualties heavy Burgundian casualties ⓘ
light Swiss casualties ⓘ
combatantStrength Burgundian army approximately 20,000–25,000 men ⓘ
Swiss army approximately 20,000–25,000 men ⓘ
commander Adrian von Bubenberg ⓘ
Charles the Bold ⓘ
Hans von Hallwyl ⓘ
Niklaus von Scharnachtal ⓘ
commemoratedBy monuments near Murten ⓘ
commemoratedOn annual local commemorations in Murten ⓘ
conflict Burgundian Wars ⓘ
date 1476-06-22 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Nancy ⓘ
historicalEra 15th century European warfare ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages ⓘ
involvedUnitType Burgundian cavalry ⓘ
Burgundian ordnance artillery ⓘ
Swiss pikemen ⓘ
linked to: Swiss mercenaries

infantry ⓘ
languageVariant French name: Bataille de Morat ⓘ
German name: Schlacht bei Murten ⓘ
location Canton of Fribourg ⓘ
linked to: canton of Fribourg

Switzerland ⓘ
near Morat ⓘ
notableFeature Burgundian army caught during a meal by Swiss attack ⓘ
Burgundian camp overrun and artillery captured ⓘ
opponent Charles the Bold ⓘ
Swiss Confederation ⓘ
partOf Burgundian Wars ⓘ
politicalImpact diminished French and Burgundian influence in the region ⓘ
strengthened the Swiss Confederation’s regional position ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Grandson ⓘ
result decisive Swiss victory ⓘ
strategicConsequence contributed to the collapse of the Burgundian state ⓘ
halted Burgundian expansion into the Swiss plateau ⓘ
severely weakened Charles the Bold ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Burgundian army routed ⓘ
Swiss forces broke Burgundian lines ⓘ
terrain hills and fields around Lake Morat ⓘ
year 1476 ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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Battle of Grandson → followedBy → Battle of Morat ⓘ
Battle of Murten → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Morat ⓘ
René II, Duke of Lorraine → battle → Battle of Morat ⓘ
Battle of Nancy → precededBy → Battle of Morat ⓘ