Polity Valois-Burgundy (Military Occupation)

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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by Burgundy that are not part of a specific military territory.

Establishment

  • January 1476: After the outbreak of hostilities in the Free County and in Savoy and the unsuccessful siege of Neuss, Charles had the Duchy of Lorraine occupied in 1475.
  • February 1476: Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, took the town of Grandson, which was controlled by troops from Bern and Freiburg.
  • March 1476: In the battle of Grandson Charles the Bold of Burgundy suffered a defeat against the Swiss infantry.

Chronology

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1. Burgundian Wars

Was a conflict between the Burgundian State and the Old Swiss Confederacy and its allies.

  • January 1476: After the outbreak of hostilities in the Free County and in Savoy and the unsuccessful siege of Neuss, Charles had the Duchy of Lorraine occupied in 1475.
  • February 1476: Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, took the town of Grandson, which was controlled by troops from Bern and Freiburg.
  • March 1476: In the battle of Grandson Charles the Bold of Burgundy suffered a defeat against the Swiss infantry.
  • January 1477: The Duke of Lorraine Returns to his Duchy.

Disestablishment

  • January 1477: The Duke of Lorraine Returns to his Duchy.