!!!Tiroler Freiheitskampf

Tirol´s Fight for Freedom: After the Tirol had been ceded to 
Bavaria in 1805, the Tiroleans rose against Bavarian rule under the 
leadership of A.  Hofer.The fights started on 
April 11/12, 1809 on  Bergisel Mountain. Andreas Hofer 
defeated the Bavarians (on May 25 and 29, 1809) and the 
Rheinbund troops (on August 13, 1809) in a number of battles 
so that the Bavarians were forced to leave the province. However, 
after the Treaty of Schoenbrunn on October 14, 1809 
Bavarian, French and Italian troops won a decisive victory against the 
Tiroleans on November 11, 1809 on Bergisel Mountain. Once 
again Hofer issued a call to arms, but it resulted in defeat and the 
Tirol remained under Bavarian rule.

!Literature
W. Pfaundler and W. Koefler, Der Tiroler Freiheitskampf 
1809 unter A. Hofer, 1984.


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