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Second Opium War: British and French troops entered the Forbidden City in Beijing. 1866: 31 May: French intervention in Mexico: French troops start withdrawing from the country. 1870–1940: Third Republic: 1871: 10 May: The end of the Franco-Prussian War: France's loss marked the downfall of Napoleon III and led to the end of the Second French ...
The canton of Lucerne comprises territories acquired by its capital Lucerne, either by treaty, armed occupation or purchase.The first town acquired was Weggis (in 1380), Rothenburg, Kriens, Horw, Sempach and Hochdorf (all in 1394), Wolhusen and Entlebuch (1405), the so-called "Habsburger region" to the northeast of the town of Lucerne (1406), Willisau (1407), Sursee and Beromünster (1415 ...
Lucerne (English: / l uː ˈ s ɜːr n / loo-SURN) or Luzern (Swiss Standard German: ⓘ) [note 1] is a city in central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the district of the same name.
Timeline of French history; 0–9. 1606 in France; 1681 in France; Timeline of the 2005 French riots; B. Timeline of the Battle of France; H. History of Lille;
Lucerne signs a mutual protection treaty with the three Confederates. [3] 1367: 29 January: Creation of the League of God's House in the Canton of Graubünden to resist the Bishopric of Chur and the Habsburgs. [4] 1386: 9 July: Battle of Sempach. Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden and Zürich decisively defeat a Habsburg army.
The Lion Monument (German: Löwendenkmal), or the Lion of Lucerne, is a rock relief in Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas Ahorn. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were killed in 1792 during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris.
County of Werdenberg – from 1493 by treaty with Lucerne; annexed by Glarus in 1517. Imperial City of Rottweil – from 1519 to 1632 through a treaty with all 13 members; a first treaty on military cooperation had already been concluded in 1463. In 1632, the treaty was renewed with Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Zug, Solothurn and Fribourg.
The Chronicle of the City of Lucerne was composed around 1482 by Melchior Russ from Lucerne. [1] Russ’ chronicle, which is preceded by a translation of the preface of Albrecht Vonstetten’s description of the Burgundian Wars, is primarily based on Benedict Tschachtlan and Heinrich Dittlinger’s revised version of Conrad Justinger’s Bernese Chronicle (German: Chronik der Stadt Bern).