Conflicts & Resolutions · Battle

Battle of Laupen

1339 · 14th century

The Battle of Laupen was fought on 21 June 1339 near Laupen, west of Bern, between Bern, supported by troops from the Forest Cantons, and a coalition of regional nobles allied with the city of Fribourg. Bern's victory secured its expansion and drew it closer to the Swiss Confederacy, which it joined in 1353.

Battle of Laupen
Image: Diebold Schilling the Elder · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 state history

Canton of Bern

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of Laupen. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-laupen
MLA
“Battle of Laupen.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-laupen. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Battle of Laupen.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-laupen.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Battle of Laupen’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-laupen (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻