These fears were not entirely without foundation: the Swiss had begun to form alliances north of the Rhine river, concluding a first treaty with Schaffhausen in 1454 and then also treaties with cities as far away as Rottweil (1463) or Mulhouse (1466).
Ovi strahovi nisu bili sasvim neosnovani: Švicarska je počela oblikovati saveze sjeverno od Rajne, zaključivši prvi ugovor s Schaffhausenom 1454., a zatim i ugovore sa gradovima kao daleko kao Rottweil (1463.) ili Mulhouse (1466).