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Battle of St Jakob on the Birs
1444
24 August 1444
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Old Zurich War

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During a truce in the Hundred Years War, Charles VII of France sent the Dauphin Louis to intervene in Switzerland on behalf of Emperor Frederick III and relieve the Confederate siege of Zurich. While the French and their mercenaries destroyed the outnumbered Swiss at Saint Jakob on the Birs, south of Basel, heavy losses persuaded Louis to make peace and withdraw.


   
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