After vanquishing Charles the Bold of Burgundy in the Battles of Grandson and Murten in 1476, the victorious Swiss returned home with immense haul of treasures and weaponry.
As an ally of the Swiss, Basel was allotted a portion of the war booty. Despite being preserved if only on account of their historical significance, most items were lost over the centuries.
On show here are some artfully wrought gun barrels, original watercolours of Charles the Bold’s lost jewels, and a lamellar cuirass thought to have belonged to Charles the Bold himself.
> Barfüsser Church
Basement
Jewels and Cannons.
The Burgundian Booty
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