The three founding cantons of the Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, as the confederacy was called, were joined in the early 14th century by the city states of Lucerne, Zürich, and Bern, and they managed to defeat Habsburg armies on several occasions.
Os tres estados fundadores da Eidgenossenschaft Suíza, nome que recibiu a confederación, uníronse a principios do século XIV ás cidades estado de Lucerna, Zúric e Berna, conseguindo derrotar aos exércitos dos Habsburgo en numerosas ocasións.