Hambach Festival of South German Democrats advocates armed revolt

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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A festival is held by students at Hambach in southern Germany, ostensibly as a country fair but surreptitiously as a gathering in favour of democracy. Over 20 000 thousand people attended, calling for liberty, civil right and national unity.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Hambach Festival of South German Democrats advocates armed revolt". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=17969, accessed 28 March 2024.]

17969 Hambach Festival of South German Democrats advocates armed revolt 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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