#sempach

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Sempach, Switzerland

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Winkelried at Sempach: Arnold von Winkelried's deed in the Battle of Sempach.

by Konrad Grob

Arnold von Winkelried or Arnold Winkelried is a legendary hero of Swiss history. According to 16th-century Swiss historiography, Winkelried's sacrifice brought about the victory of the Old Swiss Confederacy in the Battle of Sempach (1386) over the army of the Habsburg Duke Leopold III of Austria.

According to legend, the Swiss initially could not break the close ranks of the Habsburg pikemen. Winkelried cried: "I will open a passage into the line; protect, dear countrymen and confederates, my wife and children..." He then threw himself upon the Austrian pikes, taking some of them down with his body. This broke up the Austrian front, and made an opening through which the Swiss could attack.

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Schlachtkapelle Sempach: hoarfrost by cru009 Source: https://ift.tt/2TyLkI6

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Lakeside by FLOCQ

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Lakeside

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Looking for inspiration Jabari Brown March 2017