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Hans Conrad Werdmüller (Zürich, 20 July 1606 – Zürich, 30 July 1674)[1] was a Swiss military commander and a member of the city council of Zürich.
Werdmüller was the son of Christoph Werdmüller, a member of the Grand Council of Zürich, and Anna Jegglin.[2] He studied at Zürich and Geneva.[2] Werdmüller fought in the Valtellina War as a mercenary in French service, then served Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1629 to 1631.[2] Appointed captain in 1632, his military talents brought him to the rank of colonel.[2] Werdmüller commanded the troops of Zürich during the Wädenswil revolt of 1646 and the Swiss peasant war of 1653.[2] He was responsible for the 17th-century reorganization of Zürich's defenses, most notably through the introduction of cavalry.[2]
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