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The Battle of Morat also known as the Battle of Murten was a battle in the Burgundian Wars fought June 22, 1476 between Charles I, Duke of Burgundy and a Swiss Confederate army at Morat, about 30 kilometres from Bern.
Stung by his embarrassing defeat by the Swiss Confederation at Grandson in March 1476, Charles, Duke of Burgundy rebuilt his routed but otherwise mainly intact army at Lausanne. By the end of May he once again felt ready to march against the Confederates to recover his territories and fortifications in the Pays de Vaud then march on and attack the city of Bern, his greatest enemy among the cantons.