cygwin clearscreen from bash

Question

I want to clearscreen from bash in a cygwin terminal. I have tried

cmd /c cls
echo -e \"^V^L\"
echo -e \"\\014\"

None of these work - they all

Answer 1

I have this in my ~/.bashrc:

alias clear='printf "\033c"'

likewise, printf "\033c" clears the screen from within a bash script.