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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Battle of Winterthur, 2008 Women's EuroFloorball Cup Finals, 2008 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Finals, Eluveitie, Club of Rome, 2007 UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships, FC Winterthur, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Sulzer, Wulflingen, Seen, Oberwinterthur, Toss, Veltheim, Stadt, Mattenbach, Kistler Group, Bank in Winterthur, Pfadi Winterthur, Buenzli, Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works, Burckhardt Compression, Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur, 43669 Winterthur, Rieter, Stadion Schutzenwiese, Winterthur Group, Eulachhalle, Eschenberg Observatory, Neuburg, Dattnau, Talacker, Harti, Reutlingen, List of mayors of Winterthur, Sennhof, Gruze, Ricketwil, Guggenbuhl, Buelwiesen, Hegi, Hardau, Eidberg, Waser, Iberg, Rosenberg, Zinzikon, Ganzenbuhl, Oberseen, Blumenau, Waldegg, Oberfeld, Gotzenwil, Taggenberg, Niederfeld, Hegmatten, Lindenplatz, Weinberg, Stadel, Sonnenberg, Schlosstal, Eichliacker, Rossberg. Excerpt: The Battle of Winterthur (27 May 1799) was an important action between elements of the Army of the Danube and elements of the Habsburg army, commanded by Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze, during the War of the Second Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars. The small town of Winterthur lies 18 kilometers (11 mi) northeast of Zurich, in Switzerland. Because of its position at the junction of seven cross-roads, the army that held the town controlled access to most of Switzerland and points crossing the Rhine into southern Germany. Although the forces involved were small, the ability of the Austrians to sustain their 11-hour assault on the French line resulted in the consolidation of three Austrian forces on the plateau north of Zurich, leading to the French defeat a few days later. By mid-May 1799, the Austrians had wrested control of parts of Switzerland from the French as forces under the command...
