Battle of Frastanz

Battle of Frastanz
Part of the Swabian War

Depiction of the battle from the Luzerner Schilling, 1513.
Date20 April 1499
Location47°13′12″N 09°37′12″E / 47.22000°N 9.62000°E / 47.22000; 9.62000
Result Swiss victory
Belligerents

Old Swiss Confederacy Old Swiss Confederacy

The Three Leagues of the Grisons
Holy Roman Empire Forces of king Maximilian I of the Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders

Old Swiss Confederacy Heinrich Wolleb  ,[1]

Old Swiss Confederacy Ulrich (IX) von Sax[2]
Holy Roman Empire Burkhard von Knörringen,[1]
Holy Roman Empire Johann von Königsegg[3]
Strength
ca. 9,000 infantry

ca. 8,000 knights and Landsknechte at Frastanz,
ca. 1,500 Tyrolian soldiers on the Roya mountain

Total: 9,500
Casualties and losses
ca. 10 dead;
ca. 60 wounded[4]
ca. 2 – 3,000 dead
Battle of Frastanz is located in Switzerland
Battle of Frastanz
Location within Switzerland
Battle of Frastanz is located in Austria
Battle of Frastanz
Battle of Frastanz (Austria)
Battle of Frastanz is located in Europe
Battle of Frastanz
Battle of Frastanz (Europe)

The Battle of Frastanz between an army of the Old Swiss Confederacy and the troops of King Maximilian I of the Holy Roman Empire took place on 20 April 1499. In one of the many raids of the Swabian War, an expedition of Habsburg troops had plundered some villages in the Swiss Confederacy, who responded by sending an army to Vorarlberg. At Frastanz, a few kilometers south-east of Feldkirch, the Habsburg troops had blocked the entry to the Montafon valley with a strong wooden fortification called a Letzi. The Swiss used a flanking maneuver to bypass the Letzi and after a hard battle routed Maximilian's army. Many Landsknechte drowned in the river Ill.

  1. ^ a b Schibler, T.: Battle of Frastanz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 2005-03-31.
  2. ^ Klöppel, H.: Burg und Herrschaft Frischenberg Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. In German. URL last accessed 2006-09-17.
  3. ^ N.N.: Short summary of the battle Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. In German. URL last accessed 2006-09-17.
  4. ^ State Archive of Liechtenstein: Liechtensteinisches Urkundenbuch; Regesten: 1499 Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. URL last accessed 2009-09-17.