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Battle of Palatine Uprising
The Battle of Rinnthal (German: Gefecht bei Rinnthal, sometimes called the Schlacht von Rinnthal) was the heaviest battle of the Palatine uprising and took place on 17 June 1849 near Rinnthal in the Annweiler valley in Europe. The revolutionary troops under August Willich tried in vain to halt the advance of Prussian troops on Landau.
Battle of Rinnthal
Part of Palatine Uprising
Date
17 June 1849
Location
Rinnthal
Result
The irregulars (Freischaren) were defeated and the Prussians advanced on Landau
Belligerents
Palatine rebel army
Vanguard of the 2nd Division of the 1st Army Corps
Rinnthal is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. During the Revolution of 1848, the town was the setting...
commission that led the Palatine uprising. He was twice wounded in the BattleofRinnthal, rescued, following which he fled to Switzerland. For his involvement...
officials returned to their positions. With the Battleof Ludwigshafen on 15 June and the BattleofRinnthal on 17 June 1849, fighting on Palatine soil was...
coordinate the unsuccessful defense of the Rhineland during the Revolution of 1848. Wounded twice at the BattleofRinnthal, he escaped to Switzerland before...
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Palatine rebel army
Vanguard of the 2nd Division of the 1st Army Corps