CASUALTY RECORD // April 9, 1809
Tyrolean Rebellion
Estimated casualties — killed, wounded, captured, and missing — by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Casualties by side
2 sides catalogued · combined 17,250 estimated
France
5,000
Medium-confidence figure
Tyrolean
12,250
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Tyrolean Rebellion of 1809 represented a significant episode of popular resistance against Bavarian and French occupation during the War of the Fifth Coalition. Led by Andreas Hofer alongside Josef Speckbacher and Joachim Haspinger, the rebellion initially achieved its principal objective, freeing the County of Tyrol from Bavarian control. Despite mobilizing a force roughly double that of the opposing French and Bavarian columns under Lefebvre, Drouet, Beauharnais, and Wrede, the rebellion was ultimately suppressed by French troops, with Tyrolean casualties considerably exceeding French losses. The rebellion's failure meant Tyrol remained under occupation, removing a potential flank threat to French and Bavarian operations during the broader coalition conflict. Its longer-term consequence was cultural rather than military: the episode was subsequently incorporated into Austrian nationalist historiography, where it was mythologized as a symbol of popular patriotic resistance, giving the rebellion an enduring political significance beyond its limited operational impact on the 1809 campaign.
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