Passage: Because Bern and Zürich had been preparing the war for a long time, they seized the offensive. Bern opened the first war phase on 26 April, when its first troops crossed the river Aar at Stilli, to support Zürich with the occupation of Thurgau and the assault on the abbatial lands. In mid-May, about 3000 Zürichers, 2000 Bernese, 2000 Toggenburgers and 1800 Protestant Thurgauers marched into the Princely Lands and first hit upon the abbatial city of Wil, that fell on 22 May after a short siege. The allies then pushed forward to St. Gallen and occupied the Abbey of Saint Gall and the Vogtei Rheintal. The abbot fled to Neuravensburg, a lordship north of Lake Constance that the abbey had acquired in 1699. The five Catholic cantons did occupy Rapperswil, but initially left the abbot without any support. In concordance with contemporaneous laws of war, the abbey and its goods were put an under a military governance and the chattel and riches were abducted to Bern and Zürich.
Did more Toggenburgers or Protestant Thurgauers march together? How many cities were preparing for war? How many days between April 26 and May 22? How many in total marched into the Princely Lands in mid-May? How many locations did the army occupy in St. Gallen? How many men did the mid-May march consist of? How many more Bernese marched into the Princely Lands than Protestant Thurgauers ? How many more Bernese soldiers marched to the Princely Lands than Protestant Thurgauers? How many more Zurichers marched to the Princely Lands than Bernese? How many more troops came from Zürich than Bernese troops? How many places were occupied in St. Gallen? How many total combined Zürichers, Bernese, Toggenburgers, and Protestant Thurgauers marched into the Princely Lands to the city of Wil? How many total people hit upon the abbatial city of Wil? Were there more Zurichers and Protestant Thuraguers or Bernese and Toggenburgers in the march to the Princely Lands? What happened after May 22? What were Bern and Zurich working on together? Where did the allies go to first, St. Gallen or the city of Wil? Where did the armies go first, Wil, or St. Gallen? Which event happened first the occupation of Rapperswil or the abbot fleeing to Neuravensburg? Which event happened first, Bern opening the first war phase or the occupation of Rapperswil? Which event happened first, the Catholic Cantons occupying Rapperswil, or them leaving the abbot? Which event happened first, the occupation of Rapperswil or the military governance being applied? Which two groups were equally represented in the attack on the Princely Lands? Which were there more of marching into the Princely Lands, Protestant Thurgauers or Bernese? Who all did the march into the Princely Lands consist of? Who had more troops, Zürich or the Toggenburgers? Who went to war first, Bern or Zürich?