Battles of Bergisel

Battles of Bergisel
Part of the Tyrolean Rebellion
Statue of Andreas Hofer near Bergisel in Innsbruck
Date 12 April – 1 November 1809 Location Bergisel, south of Innsbruck, Austria 47°14′48″N 11°23′59″E / 47.24667°N 11.39972°E / 47.24667; 11.39972 Result Eventual French/Bavarian victory
Belligerents
Tyroleans	Kingdom of Bavaria First French Empire
Commanders and leaders
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)

War of the Fifth Coalition:
Tyrolean Rebellion

200km
125miles

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 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.

The Tyrolean civilian forces, loyal to Austria,^{[citation needed]} 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.