Battle of Günterstal

The Battle of Günterstal took place on 23 April 1848 during the Baden Revolution at Jägerbrunnen not far from the village of Günterstal. Here government troops stopped a vanguard of the militants who were advancing towards the city of Freiburg im Breisgau under Franz Sigel.

During the Baden Revolution, after the defeat of Friedrich Hecker at Kandern, the Baden government gathered its own and Hessian troops around Freiburg to clear the city of rebels. On 22 April 1848, around 1,500 Freischärler barricaded themselves in Freiburg, waiting anxiously for their relief by the force of 5,000 men who they had heard were advancing under Franz Sigel's command from Horben to Freiburg. In order to monitor the whereabouts of these troops, the insurgents, who were practically surrounded, sent a delegation under Hermann Mors in the direction of Horben. The delegation finally came across Sigel's vanguard of about 300 men under Gustav Struve, who reported: "The band of Freiburgers asked us to advance on Freiburg as quickly as possible, clearing the city itself of enemy troops, except those in the vicinity who are favourably disposed towards the people. The Freiburgers presented the matter to us as if it were only a question of taking possession of the city. In the absence of Sigel, we were unanimously of the opinion that we could not wait any longer, all the less since Sigel, since he was mounted, could easily overtake the column and assume overall command.

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