Battle of Grandson
The Battle of Grandson was fought on 2 March 1476, during the Burgundian Wars, and resulted in a major defeat for Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, at the hands of the Old Swiss Confederacy.
| Battle of Grandson | |||||||
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| Part of Burgundian Wars | |||||||
The Swiss army (left) and the Burgundian army (right) at the Battle of Grandson. Illustration from the Berner Chronik by Diebold Schilling the Elder (1483), who was present at the battle. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Burgundian State | Old Swiss Confederacy | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Charles the Bold Louis de Chalon-Châtel-Guyon † | Wilhelm Herter von Hertneck | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~20,000 | ~18,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Minimal | Minimal | ||||||
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