▁( Sim ment al , ▁We issen burg , ▁Ober has li ). ▁ ▁The ▁battle ▁The ▁Bern ese ▁army ▁march ed ▁to ▁the ▁relief ▁of ▁Lau pen , ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁June . ▁R ather ▁than ▁attempt ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Fre ib urger ▁sie ge ▁lines , ▁they ▁drew ▁up ▁their ▁army ▁on ▁a ▁hill ▁called ▁the ▁Br am berg , ▁ 3   km ▁NE ▁of ▁Lau pen , ▁as ▁a ▁challenge ▁to ▁their ▁enemies ▁to ▁come ▁and ▁fight . ▁The ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Bern ese ▁consisted ▁of ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁ha ufen , ▁deep ▁bodies ▁of ▁inf antry . ▁To ▁one ▁fl ank , ▁probably ▁the ▁left , ▁stood ▁the ▁troops ▁of ▁the ▁Forest ▁Cant ons . ▁The ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁Bern ese ▁was ▁noted ▁by ▁the ▁Fre ib urg ers ▁and ▁they ▁rapidly ▁armed ▁and ▁array ed ▁themselves ▁for ▁battle . ▁Late ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon , ▁they ▁launched ▁their ▁attack . ▁ ▁The ▁Fre ib urg ▁force ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁their ▁caval ry , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁larger ▁body ▁of ▁inf antry . ▁An ▁unknown ▁number ▁of ▁troops ▁were ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁sie ge ▁camp , ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁equipment ▁and ▁prevent ▁a ▁s ally ▁by ▁the ▁ 6 0 0 ▁strong ▁Bern ese ▁g arrison . ▁The ▁caval ry ▁v angu ard ▁moved ▁to ▁threaten ▁the ▁Bern ese , ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁newly ▁dub bed ▁kn ights ▁r iding ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Bern ese ▁lines ▁w aving ▁their ▁s words