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Baden Revolution
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The Baden Revolution of 1848/1849 was a regional uprising in the Grand Duchy of Baden which was part of the revolutionary unrest that gripped almost all of Central Europe at that time.
Gustav Struve
Gustav Struve
September 1847 flyer with the "demands of the people", which formulated the goals of the radical democrats at the Offenburg Assembly
September 1847 flyer with the "demands of the people", which formulated the goals of the radical democrats at the Offenburg Assembly
Contemporary lithograph, from the perspective of the revolutionaries, of the Battle of Kandern on 20 April 1848, at which the Hecker Uprising was put
Contemporary lithograph, from the perspective of the revolutionaries, of the Battle of Kandern on 20 April 1848, at which the Hecker Uprising was put down
Monument at the Kandern Scheideck for General Friedrich von Gagern and the fallen soldiers and revolutionaries
Monument at the Kandern Scheideck for General Friedrich von Gagern and the fallen soldiers and revolutionaries
Hecker uprising
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The Hecker uprising was an attempt in April 1848 by Baden revolutionary leaders Friedrich Hecker, Gustav von Struve, and several other radical democrats to overthrow the Baden monarchy and establish a
Baden Revolution
…republic—subordinated to a greater Germany—under the sovereignty of the people, and aligned themselves against the ruling princes. Their high points were the Hecker uprising in April 1848, the Struve Putsch of September 1848, and the rebellion as part of the Imperial Constitution campaign (Reichsverfassungskampagne) in May…
Franz Sigel, the leader of the Konstanz militia (pictured around 1861 as a Union officer in the US Civil War, following his emigration from Germany)
Franz Sigel, the leader of the Konstanz militia (pictured around 1861 as a Union officer in the US Civil War, following his emigration from Germany)
It was from this balcony on the Konstanz City Hall that Hecker supposedly declared the republic. The large maiolica reliefs were created by artist Joh
It was from this balcony on the Konstanz City Hall that Hecker supposedly declared the republic. The large maiolica reliefs were created by artist Johannes Grützke commemorating the Uprising.
Friedrich Hecker, depicted in an anti-Hecker, contemporary caricature outfitted in the "revolutionary uniform" of a saber, musket, and the "Hecker hat
Friedrich Hecker, depicted in an anti-Hecker, contemporary caricature outfitted in the "revolutionary uniform" of a saber, musket, and the "Hecker hat" which became associated with the revolutionaries.