Tyrolean Rebellion
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The Tyrolean Rebellion was an 1809 rebellion in the County of Tyrol against the Bavarian and French occupation of Tyrol during the War of the Fifth Coalition. Led by Andreas Hofer, the rebellion was i
Homecoming of Tyrolean Militia by Franz Defregger
Andreas Hofer and strategy council, painting by Franz von Defregger
Der Landsturm anno 1809 by Joseph Anton Koch, c. 1820
The Siege of the Kufstein Fortress
Battles of Bergisel
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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
Tyrolean Rebellion
…and cattle dealer Andreas Hofer and marched north through the Brenner Pass to the outskirts of Innsbruck. There they fortified Bergisel hill. In the First and Second Battles of Bergisel on 12 April and 25 May, the Tyroleans defeated the Bavarians, who were forced to retreat. The Tyroleans celebrated the news that Napoleon had suffered…
Statue of Andreas Hofer near Bergisel in Innsbruck
Bergisel today with ski jump
The Saxon Trap at Franzensfeste