![The Battle of Kappel am Albis in 1531 ended in a resounding defeat for Zurich.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/kappelerkrieg-titel-300x225.jpg)
The Second War of Kappel
In 1531, two years after the legendary Milchsuppe (milk soup) incident, a battle took place at Kappel after all. The Protestants suffered a crushing defeat, and were forced to abandon their dreams of an exclusively Protestant Switzerland.
![The dying Zwingli in Kappel, 1531. 19th-century print.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/zwingli-kappel-300x211.jpg)
![Zwingli bids farewell to his family before the Battle of Kappel am Albis in 1531. 19th-century print.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/zwingli-abschied-227x300.jpg)
![Heroic defence of the flag of Zurich. Illustration dating from the 19th century.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/zurcher-kappelerkrieg-300x266.jpg)
Surprise attack by night
![The Second Peace of Kappel of 1531, which shaped the confessional map of the Confederation.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/landfriede-280x300.jpg)