The Battle on the Scheideck (german: Gefecht auf der Scheideck or ''Scheidegg''), also known as the Battle of Kandern (''Gefecht bei Kandern'') took place on 20 April 1848 during the
Baden Revolution
The Baden Revolution (german: Badische Revolution) of 1848/1849 was a regional uprising in the Grand Duchy of Baden which was part of the revolutionary unrest that gripped almost all of Central Europe at that time.
As part of the popular libera ...
on the Scheideck Pass southeast of
Kandern
Kandern is a town in southwestern Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg, in the '' Kreis'' (district) of Lörrach. During the Battle of Schliengen, in which the French Revolutionary army fought the forces of Austria, the battle lines of both ...
in
south Baden in what is now southwest Germany.
Friedrich Hecker
Friedrich Franz Karl Hecker (September 28, 1811 – March 24, 1881) was a German lawyer, politician and revolutionary. He was one of the most popular speakers and agitators of the 1848 Revolution. After moving to the United States, he served as ...
's Baden
band of revolutionaries encountered troops of the
German Confederation
The German Confederation (german: Deutscher Bund, ) was an association of 39 predominantly German-speaking sovereign states in Central Europe. It was created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 as a replacement of the former Holy Roman Empire, w ...
under the command of General
Friedrich von Gagern. After several negotiations and some skirmishing a short battle ensued on the Scheideck, in which von Gagern fell and the rebels were scattered. The
German Federal Army
The German Federal Army (german: Deutsches Bundesheer) was the military arm of the German Confederation from 1815 to 1866 whose purpose was the defence of the Confederation against external enemies. Although the Congress of Vienna in 1815 decreed ...
took up the pursuit and dispersed a second revolutionary force that same day under the leadership of
Joseph Weißhaar. The Battle on the Scheideck was the end of the road for the two rebel forces. After the battle, there were disputes over the circumstances of von Gagern's death.
Footnotes
Literature
* ''Das Gefecht bei Kandern und Tod des Generallieutenants von Gagern am 20. April. Nach neuen, bisher unveröffentlichten Aktenstücken''. Verlag Franz Nöldeke, Karlsruhe, 1848. Online a
Google Books Collections of reports and correspondence on the battle may be found in various sources including:
** Friedrich Hecker: ''Erklärung des Dr. Hecker vom 12. Mai 1848''
** Heinrich Wilhelm von Hinckeldey: ''Bericht an das Kriegsministerium über das Gefecht der großherzoglich badischen und großherzoglich hessischen Truppen gegen die Rebellen bei Kandern am 20. April 1848''
** ''Bericht des den Truppen im Oberland als Civilkommissär beigegebenen Regierungsrath Stephani, von Lörrach den 20. April 1848''
* Frank Engehausen: ''Kleine Geschichte der Revolution 1848/49 in Baden'', G. Braun Buchverlag, Karlsruhe, 2010, .
* Sabine Freitag: ''Friedrich Hecker. Biographie eines Republikaners'', Franz Steiner, Stuttgart, 1998. .
* Angelika Hauser-Hauswirth (Redaktion):
', LpB Baden-Württemberg, 1998.
* Friedrich Hecker: ''Die Erhebung des Volkes in Baden für die deutsche Republik im Frühjahr 1848'', Schabelitz, Basle, 1848. online verfügbar durch die
Badische Landesbibliothekbr>
Uniform Resource Name nbn:de:bsz:31-12120
*
Wolfgang J. Mommsen
Wolfgang Justin Mommsen (; 5 November 1930 – 11 August 2004) was a German historian. He was the twin brother of historian Hans Mommsen.
Biography
Wolfgang Mommsen was born in Marburg, the son of the historian Wilhelm Mommsen and great-grands ...
: ''1848. Die ungewollte Revolution'', Fischer Taschenbuch, Frankfurt, 2000. .
* Karl Morell: ''Die März-Revolution und der badische Aufstand''. 2., umgearbeitete Auflage, Scheitlin und Zollikofer, St. Gallen 1849. Online a
Google Books* Gustav Struve: ''Geschichte der drei Volkserhebungen in Baden'', Jenni, Berne, 1849. Online a
Google Books* Veit Valentin: ''Geschichte der deutschen Revolution von 1848–1849. Band 1: Bis zum Zusammentritt des Frankfurter Parlaments.'', reprint, Kiepenheuer und Witsch, Cologne and Berlin, 1970
External links
Extra enclosures with the Freiburger Zeitung dated 22 April 1848 with a report of the battle
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Baden Revolution
Conflicts in 1848
Battles involving the Grand Duchy of Baden