War

Upper Austrian peasant war of 1626

May 1626 – Dec 1626 · 48.20° N, 14.00° E

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When
May 1626 – Dec 1626
Kind
War
Coordinates
48.20° N, 14.00° E
Description
Military conflict

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Upper Austrian peasant war of 1626

Military conflict

The Upper Austrian peasant war of 1626 was a rebellion led by farmers whose goal was to free Upper Austria from Bavarian rule. The motive was an escalation of the Bavarian Electorate's attempt to press the country into the Catholic faith at the time of the Thirty Years' War.

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