The siege of Dijon between 8 and 13 September 1513 was a successful campaign of the Swiss army against the French city of

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during the

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. After the French had lost the

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, several contingents of Swiss mercenaries did follow the French withdrawal to Dijon. After a few days of siege, the city had to surrender. In the peace-treaty all the demands of the Swiss were met: the renunciation of France on

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and

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as well as a war indemnity of 400,000 crowns.Goubert, ''Course of French History'', 135.

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References

* Goubert, Pierre. ''The Course of French History''. Translated by Maarten Ultee. New York: Franklin Watts, 1988. . * 1513 in France Dijon 1513 Dijon 1513 Dijon 1513 Novara 1513 Battles of the War of the League of Cambrai Battles in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté {{battle-stub