Storming of Freiburg
| Storming of Freiburg | |||||||
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Storming of the barricades at the Breisach Gate | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Republican volunteers (Freischärler) |
2nd Division of the VIII Army Corps of the German Confederation with units from: Grand Duchy of Baden; Grand Duchy of Hesse; | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Georg von Langsdorff | General Friedrich Hoffmann | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,200 | 6,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 11 dead; 13 wounded | 14 dead; 20 wounded | ||||||
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The Storming of Freiburg (German: Sturm auf Freiburg) took place on 24 April 1848 during the Baden Revolution. Units of the VIII Army Corps of the German Confederation stormed the town of Freiburg im Breisgau, which was occupied by republican volunteers (Freischärlern).