A sudden fierce storm made the crew terrified and, since William Tell was a better sailor, they handed the wheel to him but, instead of heading towards the dungeon, he escaped to shore. There he ambushed and killed Gessler with an arrow, launching the young Confederacy's rebellion against Austrian rule.

Historical account

A Gessler family of ministeriales is documented from the 13th century onwards but at Wiggwil in the Aargau

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