http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Hofer
Andreas Hofer was a Tyrolese patriot who strongly resented Napoelonic and Bavarian control over his native homeland, and during 1809-10 conducted a successful guerilla war against the occupiers until betrayed, captured and executed in Feb 1810.
Could Hofer's rebellion perhaps have been on a larger scale, to equate at all with the Spanish GUERILLEROs' and Portuguese ORDENANZA's campaign against French forces in the Peninsular War ? Could the British and/or Russians and/or Prussians have tried to covertly provide arms and advisors to Hofer's movement as the British did for the Spanish and Portuguese irregulars ? Anybody care to speculate on an Alpine version of another 'running sore' to Napoleon ? Could there even have been enough nationalistic feelings for an independent Tyrol thru Hofer's efforts ?
Andreas Hofer was a Tyrolese patriot who strongly resented Napoelonic and Bavarian control over his native homeland, and during 1809-10 conducted a successful guerilla war against the occupiers until betrayed, captured and executed in Feb 1810.
Could Hofer's rebellion perhaps have been on a larger scale, to equate at all with the Spanish GUERILLEROs' and Portuguese ORDENANZA's campaign against French forces in the Peninsular War ? Could the British and/or Russians and/or Prussians have tried to covertly provide arms and advisors to Hofer's movement as the British did for the Spanish and Portuguese irregulars ? Anybody care to speculate on an Alpine version of another 'running sore' to Napoleon ? Could there even have been enough nationalistic feelings for an independent Tyrol thru Hofer's efforts ?