On the shore of Lake Sempach, stands the old
town of that name, where in 1386, the famous Battle of
Sempach was won, by 300 confederates against the army
of Leopold, Duke of Austria. Arnold Von Wilkelried of
Underwald, here broke the phalanx of the Austrian army:
opposing himself to their spears, and by seizing as many
as he could grasp, made an opening for his troops: thus
willingly devoting himself to death, that he might secure
the victory to his fellow Warriors.
Holberg's Travels through Germany, &c.
