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 .

The French officially handed over Giving the Tyrolean county including the secularized Bishopric of Trent ( Trentino ) to Bavaria on February 11 , 1806 .

In its policies , the Bavarian government under Count Montgelas angered Judgment_communication the Tyrolean population by raising Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale taxes there , but at the same time barring exports , e.g .

which were a vital part of Tyrolean culture .

The new Bavarian constitution also replaced Change_of_leadership the old Tyrolean constitution that had given Giving privileges to the population , such as not having to fight in a foreign army and outside the Tyrolean borders .

The new Bavarian constitution also replaced Change_of_leadership the old Tyrolean constitution that had given Giving privileges to the population , such as not having to fight in a foreign army and outside the Tyrolean borders .

The Austrian Empire , citing a breach of the conditions agreed in the Peace of Pressburg guaranteeing Tyrolean constitutional autonomy , declared Expressing_publicly war on the Bavarian-French allies on April 9 , 1809 .

He was betrayed by a Tyrolean peasant to the French near St Martin in Passeier on January 28 , 1810 .