ORDER OF BATTLE // March 2, 1476
Battle of Grandson
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 38,000 estimated
Burgundian State
20,000
Medium-confidence figure
Old Swiss Confederacy
18,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Grandson, fought on 2 March 1476, resulted in a major defeat for Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, at the hands of the Old Swiss Confederacy. The engagement took place during the Burgundian Wars and represented a significant reversal for Burgundian military power. Charles the Bold commanded a force of approximately 20,000 against a Swiss army of roughly 18,000. The defeat at Grandson stands as one of the defining setbacks of the Burgundian Wars, a conflict that would ultimately end with the dissolution of Burgundian power under Charles the Bold by 1477.
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