May Uprising in Dresden

The May Uprising took place in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony in 1849; it was one of the last of the series of events known as the Revolutions of 1848.

May Uprising in Dresden
Part of Revolutions of 1848

Prussian and Saxon troops assault revolutionary barricades in the Dresden Neumarkt
Date3–9 May 1849
Location
Result Government victory
Belligerents
Dresden revolutionaries  Kingdom of Saxony
 Prussia
Commanders and leaders
Samuel Tzschirner
Karl Gotthelf Todt
Otto Heubner
Alexander Heinze
Strength
3,000 5,000
Casualties and losses
197 killed
114 wounded
~1,200 captured
31 killed
94 wounded
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