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0069
Civilis, Gaius Julius
Induced by Emperor Vespasion to rebel against the soldier Emperor Vitellius
0070
Sabinus, Julius
The rebellion is quickly defeated
0973
Henry II
Bavaria Henry the Wrangler leads a rebellion against Otto II
0973
Otto II
Bavaria Henry II the Wrangler leads a rebellion against Otto II
0978
Otto II
Bavaria Subdues the rebellion of cousin Henry II of Bavaria
1038
Conrad II
Milan Subdues the rebellion of the Milanese led by Archbishop anbert
1051
Henry III the Black
Lorraine Lorraine rebels against Henry III
1055
Henry III the Black
Pope Godfrey instigates a fresh insurrection in Germany
1073
Henry IV
Saxony Outbreak of war with Saxony
1076
Henry IV
Saxony Saxony uses the excommunication of Henry IV to rise up again against the Emperor
1138
Conrad III
Bavaria Puts down a rebellion led the Henry the Proud in Bavaria & Saxony
1140
Conrad III
Bavaria Suppresses a rebellion led by Duke Henry the Proud of Bavaria & Saxony
1159
Frederick I Barbarossa
Lombardy Greed of the Emperor's officials leads to revolt of the Lombard cities
1162
Frederick I Barbarossa
Lombardy Responds to the rebellion by burning Milan
1220
Frederick II
Sicily Puts down a rebellion in Sicily
1252
Conrad IV
Terra di Lavoro Subdues a rebellion in Terra di Lavoro
1525
Luther, Martin
Bavaria Denounces the revolt in a leaflet "against the murdering thieving hordes of peasants"
Allstedt Rebellion is inspired by Lutheran teachings
Bavaria Teaches the right to choose a pastor & oppose landlord oppression
1791
Frederick William II
2nd Aug Paris Agrees an alliance with Leopold II to restore Louis XVI to the French throne
2nd Aug Pillnitz Frederick William II & Leopold to agree to restore the French monarchy
1792
Ferdinand
Longwy Captures the fortress of Longwy
Verdun Captures the fortress of Verdun & moves toweard Paris
19th Aug Brunswick leads an Allied Army into France
2nd Dec Frankfurt Captures Frankfurt from the French forces under Custine
1792
Frederick William II
7th Feb Paris Takes advantage of chaos in France to mobilize the Austro-Prussian troops
1792
Karl Wihelm
20th Sep Valmy Withdraws Allied forces back into Germany
1792
Karl Wilhelm of Brunswick
20th Sep Valmy Defeated by General Dumouriez & forced back across the Prussian border
1793
Friedrich Josias
Captures Belgium from the French
10th July Conde Captures Conde
29th July Valenciennes Captures Valenciennes
16th Oct Wattignies Driven back by the French under Jourdan
30th Nov Kaiserslaute Checks the advance of the French under General Hoche
1793
Karl Wilhelm
Mainz Captures Mainz from the French forces under Custine
1795
Frederick William II
2nd June Rhineland Under the treaty of Basle, gives up Prussian territories west of the Rhine to France
1848
Frederick William IV
Berlin Capitulates to the demands of the revolutionaries in Berlin
Berlin Declares "Prussia will merge with Germany"
Berlin Stays in Berlin with the idea of leading a united Germany
Berlin The Kings troops are overwhelmed & leave Berlin
Berlin Transfers responsibility for law & order to a civilian militia
1850
Frederick William IV
Berlin Refuses to abandon the constitution after Schwarzenburg's offer to divide Germany
1901
Waldersee
12th Sep China is forced to pay an indemnity
1918
Baden, Max von
7th Nov Munich Suppresses the revolution in Munich
1918
Braun, Otto
Nov Member of the Worker's & Soldier's Council
1918
Ebert, Friedrich
Groener agrees to support Ebert against the Bolsheviks
29th Oct Rebellion breaks out when the military command, without consultation with the government, orders the German High Seas Fleet to sortie
29th Oct Wilhelmshaven The crews of two ships in Wilhelmshaven mutiny, when the military arrest about 1,000 seamen and have them transported to Kiel, the Wilhelmshaven mutiny turns into a general rebellion that quickly swept over most of Germany
7th Nov Munich The revolution had reaches Munich, causing King Ludwig III of Bavaria to flee
9th Nov Berlin In a legally questionable act, Reichskanzler Prince Max of Baden transfers his powers to Friedrich Ebert, leader of the MSPD, who, shattered by the monarchy's fall, reluctantly accepts
10th Nov A coalition government called "Council of People's Commissioners" (Rat der Volksbeauftragten) was established, consisting of three MSPD and three USPD members, led by Ebert for the MSPD and Hugo Haase for the USPD
16th Dec Ebert calls for a National Congress of Councils, which take place from December 16 to December 20, 1918, and in which the MSPD had the majority
16th Dec Ebert manages to enforce quick elections for a National Assembly to produce a constitution for a parliamentary system, marginalizing the movement that called for a socialist republic
1918
Eisner, Kurt
Bavaria The King abdicates & Eisner comes to power at the head of a Soviet style government
Jan Bavaria Stirs up industrial unrest during the "January Strike"
1918
Groener, Karl Eduard Wilhelm
Bavaria Suppresses the Communist uprising, assisted by Ebert
1918
Haase, Hugo
10th Nov A coalition government called "Council of People's Commissioners" (Rat der Volksbeauftragten) was established, consisting of three MSPD and three USPD members, led by Ebert for the MSPD and Hugo Haase for the USPD
1918
Hipper, Franz von
Oct Kiel A suicidal mission to attack the British fleet triggers off the Kiel mutiny
Dec Fails to rally sailors against von Baden's government & surrenders the fleet
1918
Hitler, Adolf
Nov Bavaria A soldier's council took charge of his regiment since the Bavarian Revolution
1918
Liebknecht, Karl
9th Nov Berlin A Soviet republic was proclaimed, at the Berliner Stadtschloss by a left-wing radical named Karl Liebknecht
11th Nov The new government is confirmed by the Berlin worker and soldier council, it was opposed by the Spartacist League led by communists Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
1918
Luxemburg, Rosa
Nov Berlin Uprising led by the Communist Party of Germany, KPD.
11th Nov The new government is confirmed by the Berlin worker and soldier council, it was opposed by the Spartacist League led by communists Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
1918
Maximilian of Baden
4th Nov Kiel 1st day of the Kiel Mutiny
7th Nov Cologne Sailors capture Cologne
7th Nov Berlin The Red flag is raised over the Imperial Palace in Berlin
1918
Noske, Gustav
Nov Kiel Puts down the rebellion
1918
Scheidemann, Phillip
9th Nov Berlin The Weimar Republic is proclaimed by Philipp Scheidemann at the Reichstag building in Berlin, to the fury of the Reichskanzler, who still hoped to preserve the monarchy
1918
Toller, Ernst
Bavaria 1 of the leaders of the Bavarian communist revolution
Bavaria Arrested for his part in the Bavarian communist revolution
1919
Eglhofer, Rudolf
28th April Munich Leads a "Red Army" of 20,000 workers from Munich's factories
29th April Munich Declares, " dictatorship of the Red Army"
1919
Hess, Rudolph
Bavaria Helps overthrow the Bavarian Soviet Regime
1919
Landauer, Gustav
3rd May Munich Munich is "liberated" by the White Army & Landauer is assassinated by Feikorps troops
1919
Levine, Eugen
13th April Munich Forms an Executve Council, the Council lasts for 2 weeks
13th April Munich Proclaims the "dictatorship of the proletariat"
1919
Liebknecht, Karl
15th Jan Bloody street fights culminated in the beating and shooting deaths of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht after their arrests
1919
Luxemburg, Rosa
15th Jan Bloody street fights culminated in the beating and shooting deaths of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht after their arrests
1919
Noske, Gustav
Potsdam Leads Freikorps & Potsdam gaurd attacks on the Vorwarts publishing House
1920
Fehrenbach, Konstantin
13th Mar Berlin The Kapp Putsch involves a group of Freikorps troops who gained control of Berlin and installed Wolfgang Kapp (a right-wing journalist) as Chancellor
17th Mar Berlin The national government fled to Stuttgart and called for a general strike, while Kapp's vacillating nature did not help, the strike crippled Germany's ravaged economy and the Kapp government collapses
1920
Kapp, Wolfgang
Ruhr, The Inspired by the general strikes, a communist uprising began in the Ruhr region when 50,000 people formed a "Red Army" and took control of the province
Berlin Kapp Putsch, General von Luttwitz & Kapp plan to overthrow the Republican Government
Berlin Luttwitz orders a march on Berlin
Berlin The Government orders Ludendorf & Kapp to disband 2 Freikorps regiments
13th Mar Berlin Leads a royalist coup in Berlin
13th Mar Berlin Seeckt refuses to defend Berlin & prevents the army firing during the Kapp Putsch
13th Mar Stuttgart The government is forced to flee to Stuttgart but returns within a few days
13th Mar Berlin The Government of the National Association is formed headed by Kapp & Luttwitz
17th Mar Berlin The Government moves to Berlin from Stuttgart
17th Mar Berlin The national government fled to Stuttgart and called for a general strike, while Kapp's vacillating nature did not help, the strike crippled Germany's ravaged economy and the Kapp government collapses
1920
Seeckt, Hans von
Ruhr Seekct becomes Commander of the armed forces & restores order
Ruhr The Kapp Government in Berlin falls after a General strike in the Ruhr
1923
Seeckt, Hans von
Berlin Suppresses the Hitler-Ludendorf led "beer hall putsch"
1933
Epp, Franz Ritter von
9th Mar Under Hitler's orders von Epp sets up a Nazi regime in Bavaria
1934
Hitler, Adolf
Mussolini mobilizes 4 Div's after the assassination of Dolfuss, Hitler's coup fails
25th July Austrian Nazis break into the Federal Chancellery & assassinate Dolfuss

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