Beer riots in Bavaria

Beer riots in Bavaria

The beer riots in Bavaria happened between 1 May and 5 May 1844 began after King Ludwig I of Bavaria decreed a tax on beer. Crowds of urban workers beat up police, while the Bavarian army showed reluctance to get involved. Civil order was restored only after the King decreed a ten percent reduction in the price of beer. Following the Revolutions of 1848, Ludwig I abdicated in favour of his son, Maximilian II. A young pre-Marxist Friedrich Engels wrote about the events for the Chartist newspaper "Northern Star", 25 May 1844.

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* [http://www.revolutionary-history.co.uk/otherdox/beerriot.htm Frederick Engels' 1844 article]


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