Battles of Bergisel
Videos
The Battles of Bergisel were four battles fought between Tyrolese civilian militiamen and a contingent of Austrian government troops and the military forces of Emperor Napoleon I of France and the Kin
Statue of Andreas Hofer near Bergisel in Innsbruck
Bergisel today with ski jump
The Saxon Trap at Franzensfeste
Andreas Hofer
Videos
Andreas Hofer was a Tyrolean innkeeper and drover who became the leader of the 1809 Tyrolean Rebellion during the War of the Fifth Coalition. Hofer, besides that, led troops in the battles of Bergisel
Battles of Bergisel
…were part of the Tyrolean Rebellion and the War of the Fifth Coalition. The Tyrolean civilian forces, loyal to Austria, were led by militia commander Andreas Hofer, Josef Speckbacher, Peter Mayr, Capuchin Father Joachim Haspinger, and Major Martin Teimer. The Bavarians were led by French Marshal François Joseph…
Posthumous portrait of Andreas Hofer
Sandhof in St. Leonhard where Hofer was born and lived
On the eve of the Battle of Bergisel, 1900 painting by Franz Defregger. Andreas Hofer(Right of center), Count Stephan Krismer (Left of center, Bottom)
Painting depicting Hofer and his troops liberating his people from foreign occupation