Steinerhandel
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DateSeptember 1783 – 1784
Location
Caused byAuthorization of Prussian mercenary recruitment in defiance of Zurich's prohibition
MethodsDefiance of the sovereign canton; local assertion of autonomy
| Steinerhandel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Part of revolts against authority in the Swiss Confederacy | |||
| Date | September 1783 – 1784 | ||
| Location | |||
| Caused by | Authorization of Prussian mercenary recruitment in defiance of Zurich's prohibition | ||
| Methods | Defiance of the sovereign canton; local assertion of autonomy | ||
| Resulted in | Zurich occupies Stein am Rhein; leaders arrested and sentenced | ||
| Parties | |||
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| Lead figures | |||
Johann Conrad Winz (town bailiff) | |||
| Casualties and losses | |||
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The Steinerhandel was a 1783 revolt by the inhabitants of Stein am Rhein against their sovereign, the Canton of Zurich. It belongs to the uprisings of subjects against their rulers that were typical of the 18th century in the Old Swiss Confederacy.[1]
