Second Battle of Zurich Second Battle of Zurich The Second Battle of Zurich (25–26 September 1799) was a key victory by the Republican French army in Switzerland led by André Masséna over an Austrian and Russian force commanded by Alexander Korsakov near Zürich. It broke the stalemate that had resulted from the First Battle of Zurich three months earlier and led to the withdrawal of Russia from the Second Coalition. Most of the fighting took place on both banks of the river Limmat up to the gates of Zürich, and within the city itself. After the First Battle of Zurich Masséna had consolidated to
Zurich, Kansas Zurich, Kansas Zurich is a city in Rooks County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 99. Zurich was established on the plains of northwest Kansas in the late 1870s. In 1880, John and Armenda Webb who were born in Zurich (Switzerland) filed a US postal service application using the name of their birthplace, Zurich. The application was granted and Armenda Webb became the first postmistress of Zurich, operating the post office from her home. Union Pacific Railroad extended a line through western Kansas in 1888. The line was routed just south of Zurich where