Episode 2 of 3
Federal Army Defeats Sonderbund
- When
- November 3–29, 1847
- Where
- Switzerland
General Dufour's federal army defeated the Sonderbund forces in a campaign lasting from November 3 to 29, 1847, resulting in fewer than 100 deaths.
The campaign was brief, lasting only a few weeks. Dufour led an army of 100,000 against the Sonderbund forces under Salis-Soglio. The conflict resulted in approximately 100 lives lost, a low casualty count for a civil war. The Sonderbund council dissolved in Flüelen on November 26, 1847.
Sources
- Sonderbund War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
- Guillaume Henri Dufour Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-09
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