Battle of Sempach

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Duke_Leopold_III_of_Austria
gptkb:Duke_Leopold_IV_of_Austria
gptkb:Swiss_troops
gptkb:Swiss_mercenaries
gptkb:Duke_Leopold_IV
gptkb:Duke_Ernest_the_Iron_of_Austria
gptkbp:aftermath Habsburg influence diminished in Switzerland
gptkbp:armament gptkb:weapon
gptkb:sports_event
longbow
gptkbp:casualties significant losses for Habsburgs
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Rudolf_von_Habsburg
Werner Stüssi
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
inspired folklore
inspired music
inspired festivals
gptkbp:date July 9, 1386
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:Historical_Society
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Habsburg_forces
gptkbp:fought_in open fields
Swiss Confederates and Habsburgs
gptkbp:historical_context part of the larger conflict between the Swiss and the Habsburgs
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Hans_von_Wartenberg
gptkb:Hugo_von_Habsburg
gptkb:Rudolf_von_Habsburg
gptkb:Ulrich_von_Hutten
Johann von Habsburg
Hans von Rapperswil
Johann von Wartenberg
Konrad von Habsburg
Peter von Habsburg
Werner Stüssi
gptkbp:historical_impact led to further Swiss victories
gptkbp:historical_source battle accounts
letters from the time
Chronicles of the Swiss Confederation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Sempach
gptkbp:inspired Swiss national identity
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in memorials in Switzerland
gptkbp:is_involved_in around 1,500 Swiss soldiers
around 3,000 Habsburg soldiers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sempach,_Switzerland
gptkbp:outcome decisive Swiss victory
gptkbp:part_of Old Swiss Confederacy wars
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Näfels
gptkb:Battle_of_Dornach
gptkb:Battle_of_St._Jakob_an_der_Sihl
Battle of Morgarten
gptkbp:result victory for the Swiss Confederation
gptkbp:significance strengthened Swiss independence
gptkbp:strategic_importance control over central Switzerland
gptkbp:tactics pike and halberd formations