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Sonderbund|ˈzɒndəbʊnt|
[a. G. Sonderbund special league, separate association.]
A league formed by the R.C. cantons of Switzerland in 1843 and defeated in a civil war in 1847. Also attrib.
1847G. Grote Seven Lett. Politics Switzerland i. 17 The invasion..in..1844..by bands of volunteers..called the Corps Francs—and the separate league of Seven Cantons, called the Sonderbund. 1887Encycl. Brit. XXII. 795/1 The seven Catholic cantons—Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Lucerne, Zug, Freiburg, and Wallis—formed (September 7, 1843) a ‘Sonderbund’ or separate league... In December 1845 the Sonderbund turned itself into an armed confederation. 1922E. & C. Paul tr. Oechsli's Hist. Switzerland xxxiv. 386 The Sonderbund war. 1952E. Bonjour et al. Short Hist. Switzerland x. 262 The founders of this Sonderbund, as it was soon aptly named. 1973Howat & Taylor Dict. World Hist. 1465/1 The outnumbered Sonderbund expected Austrian and French help, but the swift victory of the Diet's troops under Dufour forestalled its arrival. |