Battle of Näfels
| Battle of Näfels | |||||||
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| Part of the expansion of the Swiss Confederation | |||||||
Depiction of the battle in the Luzerner Schilling (1513) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Duchy of Austria | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Donat von Toggenburg Peter von Thorberg | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~400 | ~5,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 54 | Several hundred | ||||||
The Battle of Näfels was fought on 9 April 1388 between the Swiss canton of Glarus, supported by its allies of the Old Swiss Confederation, and the Duchy of Austria ruled by the House of Habsburg. It was a decisive victory for Glarus and led to its independence from Habsburg rule. The battle was the last of the Swiss-Austrian conflicts that stretched through most of the 14th century.