After further skirmishing, the Peace of Basel ends the conflict on terms that recognize Maximilian has no authority to tax the Swiss states or subject them to imperial courts. Dornach therefore reinforces the Confederacy's practical autonomy rather than opening a campaign of Swiss conquest. The victory confirms that disciplined pike formations, local initiative, and shared purpose can defeat a larger imperial force. It carries a longer-term danger, however: the Habsburgs can study the same system and attempt to reproduce it with larger, better paid armies.
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The Peace of Basel secures Swiss autonomy
The settlement removes Maximilian's claimed power to tax or impose imperial courts on the Swiss, while their battlefield methods inspire stronger Habsburg imitation.