L'Escalade: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

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Encyclopedia: L'Escalade

L'Escalade, or Fête de l'Escalade (from escalade, the act of scaling defensive walls) is an annual festival held in December in Geneva, Switzerland, celebrating the defeat of the surprise attack by troops sent by Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy during the night of 11–12 December 1602.

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How to say "L'Escalade" in other languages:

	(German)	Escalade de Genève
	(French)	L'Escalade

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Celebration of the Scaling

The Celebration of the Scaling is a annual festival in Geneva Switzerland, celebration the defeat of the surprise attack by Duke Charles Emmanuel of Savoy's troop in 1602. In Geneva the festival is known as Fête de l'Escalade . The Attack On December 11 and 12, 1602, the forces of the Duke of...

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