Military history of Switzerland - Wikipedia The Swiss Guard has its origins in 1506 when Pope Julius II hired them as "bodyguards"; however the group of soldiers was large enough to be considered an army This is appropriate, seeing as the Papal States took up one-third of Italy at the time, requiring extensive protection
The history of the Swiss Army - admin. ch The development of a confederate army was one of the main items on Switzerland's political agenda during the decades after 1798 In 1815, Europe's major powers recognised the neutrality and independence of the Swiss Confederation
The history of the Swiss Army - Schweizer Armee The origins of the Swiss Army date back to the late Middle Ages The militia army founded on general national conscription is relatively young by comparison
Acta Militaria: The mid Victorian Swiss Army 1855 - The Swiss Army (Putnam's Magazine) In Switzerland no national standing army exists Every Swiss is compelled to serve in the militia, if able-bodied; and this mass is divided into three levies according to age
Category : Ordonnanz 1817 43 - Wikimedia Swiss army uniforms 1847 jpg 3,064 × 1,448; 717 KB Truppen Kanton Zuerich Sappeure 1845 jpg 1,277 × 1,764; 1 01 MB Zentralbibliothek Solothurn - 1 Truppen des Cantons Solothurn und 2 des Cantons Waadt - a0437 tif 3,872 × 2,592; 28 74 MB
Swiss Regiments and the Colonels Who Led Them - Napoleon Series 1er Regiment 2e Regiment 3e Regiment 4e Regiment Bataillon de Neufchatel Bataillon Valaisan Bibliography Auxiliary Regiments in the Service of France and the Colonels who led Them during the period 1804 - 1815: Regiments d'Infanterie Suisse