. ▁ ▁Fre ib urg ▁itself ▁would ▁become ▁an ▁associate ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder ation ▁in ▁ 1 4 5 4 ▁and ▁a ▁full ▁member ▁in ▁ 1 4 8 1 . ▁ ▁W ider ▁significance ▁Compar able ▁to ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁B ann ock burn ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁earlier , ▁Lau pen ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁batt les ▁pres aging ▁the ▁definite ▁decl ine ▁of ▁High ▁Med ieval ▁heavy ▁caval ry ▁( kn ights ) ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁impro ving ▁inf antry ▁tact ics ▁during ▁the ▁following ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁battle ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁occasion ▁for ▁which ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Swiss ▁cross ▁as ▁a ▁bad ge ▁to ▁identify ▁conf eder ate ▁troops ▁is ▁att ested ; ▁ ▁it ▁was ▁shown ▁on ▁combat ants ' ▁cl othing ▁as ▁two ▁stri pes ▁of ▁text ile , ▁contrast ing ▁with ▁the ▁red ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁cross ▁of ▁H abs burg ▁Austria , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁Saint ▁Andrew ' s ▁cross ▁later ▁used ▁by ▁Burg und y ▁and ▁Maxim ilian ▁I . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Batt les ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Swiss ▁Confeder acy ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Military ▁History ▁on ▁the ▁Web ▁Battle ▁of ▁Lau pen ▁video ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁As he ville ) ▁Del br ück ' s ▁account ▁( in ▁German ) ▁ ▁Conf lict us ▁Lau p ensis ▁- ▁contemporary ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁battle ▁( in ▁Latin ) ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 4 th ▁century ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁Swiss