The Tyrolean Rebellion Change_of_leadership of 1809 ( German : `` Tiroler Volksaufstand '' ) was a rebellion of peasants in the County of Tyrol led by Andreas Hofer against the occupation of their homeland by the French and Bavarian troops within the context of the War of the Fifth Coalition against Napoleon I .

Meanwhile , an irregular army led by the innkeeper Andreas Hofer upon the war message had gathered Come_together around Sterzing and marched Motion_directional north towards the Brenner Pass .

Hofer now took over Change_of_leadership the administration of the unoccupied territories at Innsbruck ; large parts of Tyrol enjoyed a brief period of independence .

Aftermath and execution of Andreas Hofer .

The leader Andreas Hofer fled Escaping into the mountains and hid Hiding_objects at several places in South Tyrol .

Hofer was arrested Arrest and brought Bringing to Mantua , where Eugène de Beauharnais , the French viceroy of Italy , first wanted to pardon him , but was overruled by his stepfather Napoleon .

Hofer 's mortal remains were buried Placing at the Innsbruck Hofkirche in 1823 .

With the rise Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale of nationalism in the 19th century , the tragic fate of the rebellion and of Andreas Hofer became Becoming a national myth especially for the German speaking Tyroleans .

The song `` Zu Mantua in Banden '' deals Resolve_problem with the death of Hofer and his vain resistance against the `` foreign '' occupants .

Hofer 's life and death was the model for the 1923 film `` Der Rebell '' by Luis Trenker .