Pact of Ensisheim

The Pact of Ensisheim is a Peace treaty signed by the Confederation of the VIII Cantons and France after the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs.

Following these tension, the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Frederick III, asks Charles VII of France to defend Zürich in his place.

France, having made a truce with England in the Hundred Years' War, had many unemployed soldiers whom he sends to Switzerland.

This treaty contains four main points, guaranteeing said peace: The French mercenaries didn't leave the country until the spring of 1445 Finally, the Swiss keep the land of Saint-Jaques, who is symbolically more important than politically.

This battle also improves the reputation of Switzerland in Europe, because of their defiance of the enemy, France, even with ten times less men.