Historedia
Person

Guillaume Henri Dufour

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1847

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Guillaume Henri Dufour, 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. Sonderbund War: Dufour's Federal Army defeats the seven Catholic cantons

    1847

    Role: General of the Federal Army

    1. October 21, 1847 · Federal DietDissolution Order by Federal Diet

      The Federal Diet declared the Sonderbund unconstitutional and ordered its dissolution by force on October 21, 1847, citing a violation of the Federal Treaty of 1815.

    2. November 3–29, 1847 · SwitzerlandFederal Army Defeats Sonderbund

      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.

    3. November 26, 1847 · FlüelenDissolution of Sonderbund Council

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

Sources

  1. Sonderbund War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
  2. Guillaume Henri Dufour Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-09