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    Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs was fought between the Old Swiss Confederacy and French (mostly Armagnac) mercenaries, on the banks of the river Birs...
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    Old Zürich War (category Wars of succession involving the states and peoples of Europe)
    Basel to relieve the city. In the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs near Basel on 26 August 1444, a blocking force of roughly 1,600 Swiss confederates was...
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  • late member of the Landskron branch of the Münch family. His reputation rests primarily on his death at the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs. Burkhard's...
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    issued in 1939 (Battle of Laupen), 1941 (Rütli oath, 650th anniversary of the Federal Charter), 1944 (Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs), 1948 (Swiss Federal...
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  • Peace of Szeged is signed between the Turkish Ottoman Empire and Hungary. August 26 – Old Zürich War – Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs: Charles VII of France...
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    In 1444, Louis led an army of "écorcheurs" (bands of mercenary soldiers) against the Swiss at the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs where he sought to reconquer...
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    The Pact of Ensisheim is a Peace treaty signed by the Confederation of the VIII Cantons and France after the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs. It was signed...
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    soldiers in the Battle of St.Jakob at the Birs of 1444. Due to extensive maintaining costs the government demanded the replacement of the first memorial with...
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  • Alfred Heinrich Pellegrini (category State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart alumni)
    finished the fresco at St. Jakobskirche in Basel, showing Arnold Schick's famous stone's throw at the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs in 1444 that killed...
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  • August 26 (redirect from 26th of August)
    the Battle of Crécy, an English army easily defeats a French one twice its size. 1444 – Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs: A vastly outnumbered force of Swiss...
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    Switzerland in support of the Habsburgs. After the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs, the Dauphin of France was impressed by the fighting power of the Confederacy...
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    battle of St. Jakob an der Birs. He was engaged in the reconquest of Normandy from the English and became admiral of France and captain of Cherbourg in 1450...
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  • Neue Welt borders on St. Jakob an der Birs (now part of Basel), this was the site of the famous Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs, on 26 August 1444. The...
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    Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs of 1444. Early cannon were not always reliable; King James II of Scotland was killed by the accidental explosion of one...
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    Münch (family lineage) (category People of medieval Switzerland)
    last of the line was Johans XI, who died in 1460; his brother Burkart VII had died at the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs in 1444. The castle of Burg...
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    Ensisheim (category Communes of Haut-Rhin)
    north of Switzerland. On 28 October 1444 the Pact of Ensisheim to the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs was famously signed in Ensisheim by the Confederation...
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    122nd "Neujahrsblatt der Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Guten und Gemeinnützigen", Theme: Die Schlacht bei St. Jakob an der Birs, issued 1944 in Basel...
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  • 1444 in France (category Years of the 15th century in France)
    fight the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs against the Old Swiss Confederacy Hourihane, Colum (2012). The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture...
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    Rufst du, mein Vaterland (category National symbols of Switzerland)
    reference to the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs is replaced by reference to the Battle of Laupen, because of the immediate context of the publication...
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  • Kingdom of France, see List of battles involving the Kingdom of France. For pre-987 wars, see List of wars involving Francia. For pre-987 battles involving...
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    War" (Alemannic German: Alte Zürichrieg), just before the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs on 26 August 1444, the Solothurner conquered the castle on...
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    immediately made him one of the most prominent Swiss sculptors. This was followed by a monument commemorating the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs, which was completed...
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    was persuaded by Jacob Burckhardt to put in a design for the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs (1444); this was rejected and a more conservative design chosen...
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  • 1431 – Council of Basel formed. 1444 – Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs. 1460 – University of Basel established. 1466 – Gesellschaft der Feuerschützen (Basel) [de]...
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  • Peace of Szeged is signed between the Turkish Ottoman Empire and Hungary. August 26 – Old Zürich War – Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs: Charles VII of France...
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  • of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also Map all coordinates in "Category:Battles of...
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    Brugg (redirect from History of Brugg)
    Niedergösgen. Meanwhile, the Armagnac's advance was halted at the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs on August 26, 1444, making the raid on Brugg militarily insignificant...
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  • Antoine de Chabannes (category Military governors of Paris)
    Siege of Dieppe in 1442-43 and an expedition to support Sigismund of Habsburg against the Swiss, including the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs near Basel...
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    This is a chronological list of battles involving the Kingdom of France (987–1792). For pre-987 battles, see List of battles involving the Franks and Francia...
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    Shooting thaler (category Coins of Switzerland)
    and wreath of oak and laurel. Swiss cross above, city view behind, EIDGENÖSS. SCHÜTZENFEST IN S.T GALLEN – 1874 Notes: The scene references an episode before...
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