Episode 3 of 3

Dissolution of Sonderbund Council

When
November 26, 1847
Where
Flüelen
Part of
Sonderbund War: Dufour's Federal Army defeats the seven Catholic cantons

The Sonderbund council dissolved in Flüelen on November 26, 1847, without a formal vote, marking the end of the alliance's organized resistance.

The dissolution occurred without a formal vote, signaling the collapse of the Sonderbund's political structure. This event preceded the withdrawal of federal troops from occupied cantons by February 1848. The dissolution facilitated the transition to a federal state under the 1848 constitution.

Sources

  1. Sonderbund War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01

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