Battle of Laupen

Battle of Laupen
	; Illustration by Diebold Schilling the Elder (Spiez chronicle, 1480s) showing the cavalry engagement of the Forest Cantons.
Date	21 June 1339
Location	Laupen, Bern (46°55′N 7°17′E)
Result	Bernese victory, tightening of the Bernese-Swiss relationship resulting in Bern's permanent accession to the Swiss Confederacy in 1353.
Belligerents
Bern and allies: ; Solothurn; Murten; Payerne; Burgdorf; Thun; Hasli; Lords of Weissenburg; Old Swiss Confederacy: Uri; Schwyz; Unterwalden;	Fribourg; County of Neuchâtel; Valangin; County of Gruyères; County of Savoy; County of Aarberg; County of Nidau; Belp-Montenach; Bishopric of Basel; Bishopric of Sion; Bishopric of Lausanne; Duchy of Austria (not engaged); County of Kyburg
Commanders and leaders
Rudolf von Erlach	Rudolf III von Nidau; Gérard de Valengin
Strength
6,000, including 1,000 from the Forest Cantons	16,000 infantry, 1,000 cavalry
Casualties and losses
unknown	1-1,500

The Battle of Laupen was fought in June 1339, between Bern and its allies on one side, and Freiburg together with feudal landholders from the County of Burgundy and Habsburg territories on the other. Bern was victorious, consolidating its position in the region. As a consequence of the conflict, the relations of Bern and the Swiss Confederacy tightened, resulting in Bern's permanent accession in 1353.

This is also the first battle that the white cross was documented as being used as a field sign worn by Swiss combatants.

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