THE BATTLE OF MORAT 1476 AD | BURGUNDY VS SWISS | 20K+ UNITS MEDIEVAL KINGDOMS 1212 AD MOD

The Battle of Morat took place during the Burgundian Wars (1474–1477) that was fought on 22 June 1476 between Charles the Bold, the Duke of Burgundy, and a Swiss Confederate army at Morat (Murten), about 30 kilometres from Bern. The result was a crushing defeat for the Burgundians at the hands of the Swiss.

This is the second of a 3 video series on the Burgundian Wars. Make sure you don't miss the other two!

BURGUNDIAN WARS:
   • THE BATTLE OF GRANDSON 1476 AD | BURG...  
   • THE BATTLE OF MORAT 1476 AD | BURGUND...  
   • THE BATTLE OF NANCY 1477 AD | BURGUND...  

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Before the battle
03:48 - Siege of Murten
05:44 - The battle
11:08 - Aftermath

MUSIC:
Spellforce (Bastian Kieslinger)

SOURCES:
Vaughan, Richard (2002). Charles the Bold: the last Valois Duke of Burgundy. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press. ISBN 0851159184.
Miller, Douglas & G.A. Embleton (1995). The Swiss at War, 1300–1500. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 9780850453348.

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