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The Battle of Sempach was fought very
near this lake, July 9, 1386 between
Duke Leopold III of Austria and the
Swiss Confederation. Leopold assembled
his army at Sursee, about 5 miles down
from Sempach, surrounded Sempach and on
the same day started to march towards
the expected relief army. He did not
take the direct route to Lucerne, but
rather turned east. He must have known
that an enemy army was approaching from
there.
The Confederation army had presumably
assembled at the bridge over the Reuss
River at Gislikon. It marched from
there, hoping to catch Leopold still at
Sempach where he could be pressed
against the lake. Around noon, the two
armies made contact near Sempach, close
to the village of Hildisrieden.
As the knights of Leopold's army
approached, they dismounted and sought
to storm the high ground. Their marksmen
then took the Swiss under heavy fire.
Leopold reasonably believed that the
Swiss army lay before him, and engaged
in battle before his rear units moved up
from the approaching column. But it was
only the confederate's advance guard
that they were fighting.
This sword features an adjustable
diagonal suspension scabbard*, a
hardwood scabbard wrapped in leather and
complete with an adjustable diagonal
suspension to fit your needs. A unique
design as well as very functional for
the few owners that possess one.
The handle is wood, wrapped in leather.
The cross guard and pommel are solid
steel, polished and fitted onto a full
tang that is peened at top of the pommel
for strength and durability. You can
also make out the fine curves in the
pommel, with the center of the pommel
being slightly concave.
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