The French invasion of Switzerland occurred from January to May 1798 as part of the French Revolutionary Wars. The independent Old Swiss Confederacy collapsed from the invasion and simultaneous intern
Entry of the French into Bern on 15 March 1798. Engraving by Abraham Girardet, c. 1798–1803
Liberty tree erected in Basel. This act was repeated in other Swiss places to symbolise revolution and liberation.
Contemporary drawing of the Battle of Neuenegg, 5 March 1798. Bernese heavy cavalry (in red) mounts an attack against French dragoons on the river Sense.
The Last Days of Old Bern, by Friedrich Walthard, depicting the Battle of Grauholz
Battle of Grauholz
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The Battle of Grauholz on 5 March 1798 was a battle between a Bernese army under Karl Ludwig von Erlach against the French Revolutionary Army under Balthazar Alexis Henri Schauenburg. The battle took
Grauholz memorial in Moosseedorf
Tablet on the Grauholz memorial