Hans von Hallwyl (1433–1504)
Military officer
Intro | Military officer | |
Places | Switzerland | |
was | Military officer Soldier Officer | |
Work field | Military | |
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Birth | 1 January 1433, Aargau, Switzerland | |
Death | 19 March 1504 (aged 71 years) |
Hans von Hallwyl (c. 1433/1434, Kanton Aargau – 19 March 1504) was a Swiss army commander, most notable for his major part in the Old Swiss Confederacy's victory at the Battle of Morat on 22 June 1476. He also fought at Grandson on 2 March 1476 against the expansionist plans of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy.