THE TERRIBLE WAR BETWEEN SWITZERLAND AND BORGOGNONS 15th century The Burgundian wars were formally a conflict between the Duke of Burgundy and France led by the Valois dynasty, in which the Swiss Confederation was involved and played a decisive role. The war itself broke out in 1474 and in the following years the Duke of Burgundy, Charles I known as the Bold, was defeated by Swiss soldiers three times on the battlefield, the firsttime...