170 Years ago: Neuchâtel crisis fortifications built.
June 14, 2026This insight lists historic events that occurred on the same day in the past.
On 14 June 1856, one of the last cantonal professional armies was dissolved. The Neuchâtel crisis between Switzerland and Prussia threatened the city in the winter of 1856/57, and to prevent a hostile occupation, the Swiss army fortified Kleinbasel and the surrounding area. See altbasel.ch for more information.
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