Battles of Bergisel

Battles of Bergisel
Part of the Tyrolean Rebellion

Statue of Andreas Hofer near Bergisel in Innsbruck
Date12 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 Franco-Bavarian victory
Belligerents
Austrian Empire Tyroleans  Kingdom of Bavaria
France First French Empire
Commanders and leaders
Austrian Empire Andreas Hofer
Austrian Empire Josef Speckbacher
Austrian Empire Peter Mayr
Austrian Empire Joachim Haspinger
Austrian Empire Martin Teimer
France François Lefebvre
France Jean Drouet d'Erlon
Kingdom of Bavaria Bernhard Deroy
Kingdom of Bavaria Karl von Wrede
Kingdom of Bavaria General Rechberg
Strength
5,000 5,000 (later 15,000)

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.