Gabriel Forneret Monument
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Gabriel Forneret Monument
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The Forneret Monument, a memorial located in the village of Bex, commemorates the battle of the Col de la Croix and the fallen soldiers from Bex. The monument was built on April 19 1925 on the market square of Bex. The battle it commemorates, which opposed the Ormonts militia loyal to the Canton of Bern and the occupying French troops supported by local volunteers during the French invasion of Switzerland, occurred 127 years earlier, on March 5 1798. However, the town authorities had initially
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2023-09-27T06:29:23Z
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