Habsburg troops occupy the valley of Müstair…
January 1499 CE
Habsburg troops occupy the valley of Müstair and plunder the Benedictine Convent of Saint John on January 20, 1499, but are soon driven back by the forces of the Three Leagues.
The Grisons, and in particular the Val Müstair have become strategically important to the Habsburgs as a direct connection between Tyrol and Milan.
The Umbrail Pass in the Val Müstair connects the Vinschgau valley (Val Venosta) in southern Tyrol with the Valtellina in northern Italy.
Furthermore, the Habsburgs and the Bishop of Chur had been quarreling over the judicial rights over the region for some time.
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Benedictines, or Order of St. Benedict
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Tyrol, County of
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Austria, Archduchy of
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Uri, Swiss Canton of
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Swiss Confederacy, Old (Swiss Confederation)
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Swiss mercenaries
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League of God's House
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Gray League
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League of the Ten Jurisdictions
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Holy Roman Empire
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Milan, Duchy of
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Landsknechts
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Swabian League
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