Franche-Comté July 1815 - The Swiss Invade France
Franche-Comté July 1815 - The Swiss Invade France

Franche-Comté July 1815 - The Swiss Invade France

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The Swiss Invade France

At the beginning of July 1815, a few days after his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon abdicated and embarked for his final exile on the island of Saint Helena. At the same time, one million foreign soldiers, drawn from some thirty European nations and states, swept across France and occupied virtually the entire territory.

Taking advantage of this general scramble, Switzerland joined this last anti-Napoleonic coalition and invaded Franche-Comté, conducting a brief and easy three-week military campaign. For the last and rare time in its history, the Swiss army entered foreign soil and fought French soldiers. Operating in conjunction with the Austrians, it obtained the surrender of the château of Blamont and the fort de Joux, and occupied several towns and villages up to the gates of Besançon.

It withdrew its last troops in November 1815, having also taken part in the siege of the fortress of Huningue in Alsace.

Curious and atypical, this anecdotal episode constitutes an interesting and unique page in the military history of the Swiss under the First Empire.

 

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Author 1
Charles Venat
Author 2
Preface by General Ganascia
Author 3
Drawings by Massimo Predonzani
Publication date
April 2024
Pages
96
Illustrations
Around a hundred drawings and illustrations
Cover
Paperback
Format
19 x 25 cm
Language
French
Publisher
Historic'One

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