But the events of the war had strengthened the pro-confederate party in the city council, and the Swiss recognized the city's strategic position as a bridgehead on the Rhine (like Schaffhausen, too).
但是这些战事增强了巴塞尔市议会中的支持邦联的一派，并且瑞士人也意识到了这座城市作为莱茵河上的一座桥头堡（跟沙夫豪森一样）的战略地位。