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Battle of Bruderholz

Battle during the Swabian War

Battle of Bruderholz
Part of Swabian War
Swiss forces (right) attack the Swabians (left, with the saltire) at the Bruderholz. In the background the city of Basel, which was neutral in the Swabian War.
Date 22 March 1499 Location Near Basel, Switzerland 47°30′27″N 7°35′41″E / 47.50750°N 7.59472°E / 47.50750; 7.59472 Result Swiss victory
Belligerents
Old Swiss Confederacy	Swabian League
Strength
800[1]	2,000[1]
Casualties and losses
1[1]	80[1]
class=notpageimage| Location within Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Battle of Bruderholz (Canton of Basel-Land) Show map of Canton of Basel-Land

The Battle of Bruderholz took place on 22 March 1499^[2] in the Swabian War between Swabian troops and forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy. The Swabians had raided several Swiss villages and were on their way back when they met troops from Lucerne, Solothurn, and Bern, who also came back from a raid in the Alsace.^[3] Anticipating the likely route of the Swabian troops, the Swiss soldiers concealed themselves in the woods at Bruderholz hill, near Basel.^[1] When the three times more numerous^[4] Swabians passed the woods, the Swiss attacked. The Swabian infantry quickly broke and fled the battlefield. The cavalry fought a delaying action allowing the infantry to escape before retreating also. Some of the fleeing soldiers ran approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) to the Rhine river before swimming across to continue their retreat. Others fled to Basel but were refused entry. The Confederation lost only a single soldier while the Swabians lost about 80 men.^[1] The leader of the Confederacy's troops was from the House of Bubenberg.^[5]

BruderholzinGerman, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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