The Swiss troops from Uri withdraw upon…
February 1499 CE
The Swiss troops from Uri withdraw upon learning of the truce, but meet a small troop of Habsburg soldiers on their way back home.
When these engage in the usual insults on the Swiss, the latter cross the Rhine and kill the scoffers.
In retaliation, Habsburg troops sack the village of Maienfeld on February 7 and call the Swabian League for help.
Only five days later, Swiss troops from several cantons have been assembled, reconquer the village, and move towards Lake Constance, pillaging and plundering along the way.
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Benedictines, or Order of St. Benedict
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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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Landsknechts
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Swabian League
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