Transalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy
The transalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy were military expeditions which resulted in the conquest of territories south of the Alps, corresponding more or less to the modern canton of Ticino, on the part of the Old Swiss Confederacy in the 15th and 16th centuries. These territories were known as ennetbirgische Vogteien or "transmontane bailiwicks".
Swiss mercenaries cross the Alps after quitting the Battle of Pavia of 1512 (Lucerne Chronicle, 1513)
Ticino, sometimes Tessin, officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eight districts and its capital city is Bellinzona. It is also traditionally divided into the Sopraceneri and the Sottoceneri, respectively north and south of Monte Ceneri. Red and blue are the colours of its flag.
The Castles of Bellinzona, guarding the access to the Gotthard and other Alpine passes since the Roman Era
Ticinese franco, currency of Ticino until the introduction of the Swiss franc in 1850.
The Verzasca Valley (here near Lavertezzo) is the most central valley of Ticino
High Alpine landscape on Pizzo Campo Tencia