Person
Andreas Hofer
Andreas Hofer (November 22, 1767 – February 20, 1810) was a Tyrolean innkeeper and drover, who in 1809 became the leader of the Tyrolean Rebellion against the revolutionary Napoleonic invasion
Andreas Hofer (November 22, 1767 – February 20, 1810) is a Tyrolean innkeeper and drover, who in 1809 becomes the leader of the Tyrolean Rebellion against the revolutionary Napoleonic invasion during the War of the Fifth Coalition.
He is subsequently captured and executed.
Hofer is still today venerated as a folk hero, freedom fighter and Austrian patriot.