> From: Euratlas-Info <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:24:09 +0100 > Subject: Euratlas-Info 2007 > > Peace for 2007 > > The Kappeler Milk Soup > > The first war of Kappel was a conflict in 1529 between the Protestant and > the Catholic cantons of the Swiss Confederacy. It ended, without any battle, > with the first peace of Kappel. Under the lead of Ulrich Zwingli, the > Protestant canton and city of Zürich had concluded with other cantons a > defence alliance. The Catholic cantons in response had formed an alliance > with Austria. After numerous minor incidents and provocations from both > sides, Zürich declared war on 8 June and marched to Kappel at the border to > Zug. By mediation the Federal Council, open war was barely avoided. Legend > has it that instead of fighting, the two armies peacefully shared a milk > soup, the Kappeler Milchsuppe, cooked in a pot placed exactly on the > cantonal border between Zürich and Zug, while a peace was negotiated. The > Catholics provided the milk, the Protestants the bread. > > > <http://www.euratlas.com/>
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