Charles, the Duchess of Burgundy, and the King of France

King louis the eleventh of france was Charles's cousin and arch rival since childhood. The swiss were fierce warriors who would not take kindly to any invasion. But in the end, they could hardly match the size and power of the duke's army. Louis also had an aversion toward warfare, preferring to buy peace, even at a high price, than to fund an army. It was imperative that charles strike now, before louis wised up and started acting more like a king.Charles formed a plan to realize his ambitions and then some. He would first move into alsace, between france and germany, and swallow up the weak kingdoms in the