Battle of Morat

The battles of Morat is a victory of the Suisse S, combined Louis XI, over Charles Bold the, the June 22nd 1476.

After the defeat with the Battle of Grandson, where the troops of the duke of Burgundy, Charles Bold the, taken of panic flee of the battle field, causing the loss of the totality of his artillery, Charles is taken of a desire of revenge and it does not give up wanting to make fold the Swiss ones.

It reconstitutes its army then, rejoins its troops and receives reinforcements of Mercenaire S of Italy with principal rafters, but also of the English archers, Flemish piquiers. It is in the surroundings of Lausanne that this one reorganizes its troops and tries by the drive to give a little cohesion to its heterogeneous army.

Towards the end of May, it is a strong Burgundian army from 15 to 30 ' 000 men according to the sources which moves towards Bern. After several days of walk, it arrives at the foot of the town of Morat ( German Murten in ). The city is defended by a garrison of Bernese and Freibourgese from approximately 1 ' 500 men, ordered by Adrian von Bubenberg.

The duke of Burgundy lays out his troops around the city then in order to put the seat at it. He places the large one of his army in the plain, and makes assemble palisades (Grünhag) reinforced of his artillery on the axes leading to the city if an army of help would emerge, and thus cover the troops which carry out the seat. The Savoyard ones of Jacques of Savoy, count of Romont, take them position in north between the city and the forest. The June 18th, after an intense preparation of artillery which caused a breach in the ramparts, the duke launches his troops to the attack of the city, but the keen defense of the garrison of the city pushes back them after more than 8 hours of engagements.

In the days which follow, one announces several times the arrival of the confederated army and the Burgundian ones discuss Grünhag.

Meanwhile, the confederal Diet succeeded in convincing the troops of Zurich, which are the last quota to join Confédérés following a forced march. Confédérés gathers behind the river of the Sarine.

  • the young duke of Lorraine Rene II of Lorraine their brought three hundred men-at-arms. It will order the cavalry;

  • the Alsatian ones came in great number, in spite of the defense of Sigismond of Habsbourg. The Saturday the 22nd, they cross the bridge of Gümmenen and are put in battle order;
  • Argovien Hans de Hallwyl orders people of Oberland and Freiburg;
  • the central body is directed by the Inhabitant of Zurich Hans Waldmann;
  • the rear-guard by Lucernois Gaspard de Hertenstein.

Confédérés attacks whereas the Bold one had just made proceed to a general alarm drill and that its riders, descended from horse, undergo full whip the effect of surprise.

Contrary to what occurred to Grandson where they did not play any part, the guns of the duke Charles mow hundreds of men but they are not protected by the troops of elite from Jacques from Savoy, count of Romont too distant. By a despaired push, Hans de Halwyl and its pedestrians penetrate in the camp of the duke Charles and reduce to silence the frightening guns.

Panic, again, is put in the rows of the Burgundian ones: the Swiss ones encircle them on three sides, fourth is occupied by the Lac of Morat. Innumerable are the runaways which drown there and the Swiss ones do not make a district.

See too

  • Seen Panorama of the battle of Morat painted at the 19th century.
  • the panorama of the battle of Morat, official site

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