Events tagged with "Guillaume-Henri Dufour"

Historical Events tagged with "Guillaume-Henri Dufour"

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Military & Warfare

Defeat of the Sonderbund by Swiss Cantons

November 29th, 1847 177 years ago

The defeat of the Sonderbund in 1847 marked a crucial moment in Swiss history. This conflict stemmed from a division among the cantons, primarily between the Catholic Sonderbund and the Protestant cantons. General Guillaume-Henri Dufour led the combined forces of the Protestant cantons, decisively defeating the Sonderbund forces in a swift military campaign. The war lasted only a few weeks, culminating in Dufour's tactical victory that sealed the unification of Switzerland under a federal constitution.