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Max Dortu (1826-1849) was a
Max Dortu (1826-1849) was a German
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-born revolutionary democrat. He took part in the Berlin uprising of March 18, 1848 and participated in the Baden-Palatinate uprising of 1849. Following the suppression of the uprisings, the Prussian intervention forces in Baden
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eventually captured Dortu in Freiburg. He was tried by court martial and executed by a firing squad.Biographical note contained in the ''Collected Works of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels: Volume 10'' (International Publishers: New York, 1978) p. 717.
See also
*Revolutions of 1848
The Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Springtime of the Peoples or the Springtime of Nations, were a series of political upheavals throughout Europe starting in 1848. It remains the most widespread revolutionary wave in Europea ...
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1826 births 1849 deaths People from Potsdam People from the Province of Brandenburg German revolutionaries {{Germany-activist-stub