Switzerland History Timeline & FactsThe Celts and Ancient History
Bronze and Iron Age - The ancient culture of the Celts had settled in many European countries including Austria, Britain, France, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Western Germany, Northern Spain, Turkey and Hungary Click the following link for details of the ancient
Celts History Timeline & Facts Concise History of Switzerland
The Holy Roman Empire dates from 1157 and its territories originally included Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, eastern France, the Low Countries, and parts of Italy. The rulers of the Empire were primarily German
1200s The Habsburg family gained control of much of Switzerland
1499 Swiss forces defeated the forces of the Holy Roman Empire. Switzerland won its complete independence from the empire
Early 1500s The Swiss established a policy of not taking sides in European wars
1798 French Revolution and the French armies set up the
Helvetia Republic
1863 Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva
1914 - 1918 World War I - Switzerland declared its neutrality
1939 - 1945 World War II - Switzerland declared its neutrality Switzerland History Time line |
