Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs
1444 battle of the Old Zürich War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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47.542°N 7.618°E / 47.542; 7.618
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Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs | |||||||
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Part of the Old Zürich War | |||||||
Illustration of the battle in the Tschachtlanchronik of 1470 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France |
Seven Cantons Basel | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Louis Dauphin of France Antoine de Chabannes |
Unknown Henman Sevogel | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
30,000–40,000[1](certainly exaggerated) |
ca. 1,500
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
2,000[2] | 1,200–1,500[3] |
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The Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs was fought between the Old Swiss Confederacy and French (mostly Armagnac) mercenaries, on the banks of the river Birs. The battle took place on 26 August 1444 and was part of the Old Zürich War. The site of the battle was near Münchenstein, Switzerland, just over 1 km outside the city walls of Basel, today within Basel's St-Alban district.