The periods of Restoration and Regeneration in Swiss history lasted from 1814 to 1847. "Restoration" is the period of 1814 to 1830, the restoration of the Ancien Régime, reverting the changes imposed
Konkordatsbatzen (with the Swiss cross on the reverse) minted in Berne (1826)
Charles Pictet de Rochemont
The Ustertag meets near Zurich on 22 November 1830.
The Züriputsch: clashes on Zürich Paradeplatz
During the French Revolutionary Wars, the revolutionary armies marched eastward, enveloping Switzerland in their battles against Austria. In 1798, Switzerland was completely overrun by the French and
Restoration and Regeneration in Switzerland
…After the hostilities ceased, the Catholic side having the disadvantage, Modern Switzerland was formed by the first Federal Constitution. Switzerland in the Napoleonic era Revolutions of 1848…
The people of Zürich celebrate dancing around an Arbre de la liberté on the Münsterhof while the French carry off the treasury (1848 woodcut).
The Battle of Zurich by François Bouchot, 1835. Masséna at the Second Battle of Zurich
16 Frank coin issued by the Helvetic Republic, this represents the first national coinage of Switzerland.