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Battle of Kappel

1531 · 16th century · Also known as Second Battle of Kappel, Battle of Kappel am Albis · Part of the Wars of Kappel

The Battle of Kappel was fought on 11 October 1531 near Kappel am Albis, between the Catholic cantons of central Switzerland and Protestant Zürich. The Catholic forces won, and the reformer Huldrych Zwingli, who accompanied the Zürich army as chaplain, was killed. The Second Peace of Kappel that followed halted the spread of the Reformation in the Confederacy.

Battle of Kappel
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