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Andreas Hofer (22 November 1767 – 20 February 1810) was a Tyrolean innkeeper and drover, who in 1809 became the leader of the Tyrolean Rebellion against the Napoleonic and Bavarian invasion, and against compulsory smallpox vaccination, during the War of the Fifth Coalition. He was subsequently captured and executed.
Andreas Hofer (* 22. November 1767 am Sandhof bei St. Leonhard in Passeier, Grafschaft Tirol; † 20. Februar 1810 in Mantua, Königreich Italien) war Anführer der Tiroler Aufstandsbewegung von 1809 und gilt als Freiheitskämpfer gegen die bayerische und französische Besetzung seiner Heimat.
Andreas Hofer was a Tirolese patriot, military leader, and popular hero who fought Napoleonic France and Bavaria for two years (1809–10) in an attempt to keep his homeland under Austrian rule. Hofer was an innkeeper, wine merchant, and cattle dealer and was intensely loyal to the Austrian house of.
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Feb 16, 2020 · 1809 Andreas Hofer - Die Freiheit des Adlers (2002) The Tyrolean Rebellion began on 9 April 1809 in Innsbruck. The previous night, organizers dumped sacks of sawdust into the River Inn as a sign...
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Andreas Hofer, né le 22 novembre 1767 à San Leonardo in Passiria et mort le 20 février 1810 à Mantoue, était un insurgé tyrolien. Aubergiste de profession, il fut l'instigateur de la rébellion tyrolienne contre les armées de l' Empire français et du royaume de Bavière .
Andreas Hofer had political experience, having served in the Tyrolean Landtag in 1791, had been a captain in the Tyrolean irregulars in 1796 during Napoleon's Italian Campaign, and as an innkeeper was perfectly placed in terms of communicating news of the insurrection.
The leader of this rebellion was an innkeeper and horse trader named Andreas Hofer. The Tyrolean rebels were vastly outnumbered by the French and their allies. Yet they were far better equipped than the French soldiers to handle the steep, mountainous terrain of the Alps.
