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    The Old Swiss Confederacy, also known as Switzerland or the Swiss Confederacy, was a loose confederation of independent small states (cantons, German...
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    The Old Swiss Confederacy began as a late medieval alliance between the communities of the valleys in the Central Alps, at the time part of the Holy Roman...
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  • fought by the Old Swiss Confederacy, 1315–1799. The Battle of Morgarten of 1315 is famous as the first military success of the Confederacy, but it was an...
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    The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the Swiss Confederation. The nucleus of the Swiss Confederacy in the form of the first three confederate...
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    officer in the Swiss Army. History of the Swiss Air Force Battles of the Old Swiss Confederacy List of wars involving Switzerland "Switzerland". CIA World...
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    territorial evolution of Switzerland occurred primarily with the acquisition of territory by the historical cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy and its close associates...
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  • Wars and conflicts involving Switzerland since the creation of the Old Swiss Confederacy include: Military history of Switzerland Swiss Army...
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    transalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy (German: Ennetbirgische Feldzüge, "transmontane campaigns", as they are known in Swiss historiography) were...
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    nucleus of the Old Swiss Confederacy. The name originates as an exonym, applied pars pro toto to the troops of the Confederacy. The Swiss themselves began...
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    linen) of the Old Swiss Confederacy since its formation in the late 13th or early 14th century. Its symbolism was described by the Swiss Federal Council...
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