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Capture and Transfer to Mantua

When: 28 January – 20 February 1810
Where: Mantua
Part of: Andreas Hofer, Tyrolean rebel leader, executed at Mantua

Hofer was betrayed near St Martin in Passeier on 28 January 1810 and sent to Mantua in chains to face a court-martial.

After hiding in South Tyrol, Hofer was betrayed to the French near St Martin in Passeier on 28 January 1810. He was arrested and transported to Mantua, where he faced a court-martial. Eugène de Beauharnais initially sought to pardon him, but this was overruled by Napoleon.

Sources

Tyrolean Rebellion Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
Andreas Hofer Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-05

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