Battles of Bergisel
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 King of Kingdom of Bavaria against at the Bergisel hill near Innsbruck. The battles, which occurred on 25 May, 29 May, 13 August, and 1 November 1809, were part of the Tyrolean Rebellion and the War of the Fifth Coalition.
| Battles of Bergisel | |||||||
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| Part of the Tyrolean Rebellion | |||||||
Statue of Andreas Hofer near Bergisel in Innsbruck | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Tyroleans |
Kingdom of Bavaria First French Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Andreas Hofer Josef Speckbacher Peter Mayr Joachim Haspinger Martin Teimer |
François Lefebvre Jean Drouet d'Erlon Bernhard Deroy Karl von Wrede General Rechberg | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,000 | 5,000 (later 15,000) | ||||||
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 Lefebvre, and Bavarian Generals Bernhard Erasmus von Deroy and Karl Philipp von Wrede. After being driven from Innsbruck at the start of the revolt, the Bavarians twice reoccupied the city and were chased out again. After the final battle in November, the rebellion was suppressed.