Historedia
Person

Conrad Werdmüller

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1653

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Conrad Werdmüller, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Swiss Peasant War of 1653

    1653

    Role: Commander of the Zürich army

    1. February 26 – May 14, 1653 · Wolhusen, Sumiswald, HuttwilFormation of the Peasant League

      Peasants from Lucerne, Bern, Basel, and Solothurn formed alliances at Wolhusen, Sumiswald, and Huttwil to coordinate their demands against cantonal authorities.

    2. May 18–28, 1653 · BernMarch on Bern and Peace

      Peasants marched on Bern in May 1653, leading to a temporary peace agreement where Bern promised to fulfill fiscal demands in exchange for dissolving the league.

    3. June 3, 1653 · WohlenschwilBattle of Wohlenschwil

      The peasant army was decisively defeated by the Zürich-led forces at Wohlenschwil on June 3, 1653, due to poor equipment and lack of artillery.

Sources

  1. Swiss peasant war of 1653 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22