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Battle of Dornach | |||||||
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Part of the Swabian War | |||||||
Contemporary woodcut of the Battle of Dornach | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Holy Roman Empire | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Heinrich von Fürstenberg † | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
6,000[2] | 15,000–16,000[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
600–900[2] | 4,000[2] |
The Battle of Dornach was fought on 22 July 1499 between the troops of Emperor Maximilian I and the Old Swiss Confederacy, close to the Swiss village of Dornach. The battle ended in a decisive defeat for Maximilian, and concluded the Swabian War between the Swiss and the Swabian League.