Bavarian War of Independence

The Bavarian War of Independence, also known as Bayerischer Unabhängigkeitskrieg, was a war between the German Empire, who was fighting against Bavarian rebels that were supported by France, who was trying to get Alsace-Lorraine back.

Begginning
The war officialy started on 19 January 1900, when Bavarian general Siegmund von Pranckh wrote the declaration of Independence of the Republic of Bavaria, and sent it to Berlin. After two days the emperor, Wilhelm II, declared war on the new state. Unknown to Wilhelm, however, Bavaria made an alliance with France. This triggered France to join the war, and France sent 500,000 men to support the encircled Bavaria.

War
French troops had to march in secret to get to Bavaria, since it was encircled. However, the french used speed, rather then in secret, and when the first French troops arrived into Bavarian lands on 5 February, 100,000 men had already been killed, wounded, or captured. The germans attacked the city of Würzberg on 22 February, once all of their men had been mobilized. The city fell on 19 March, and the germans advanced into Bamberg and Nuremberg, capturing Bamberg on 27 March and Nuremberg on 2 April. The french commander in Bavaria (Charles Lanzerac) ordered a liberation of Nuremberg on 6 April, which failed, which resulted in 45,000 french casaulties and another 100,000 bavarian casaulties. Lanzerac and the remaining French forces pulled out and signed a treaty with Germany, forcing France to give up $20,000,000 to Germany. In Bavaria, the germans captured Bayreuth on 1 May, and sent a flank force to Passau. The force captured the suprised bavarians there a month later, on 14 June. Then the Battles of Regensburg and Landshut began, and more than 600,000 soldiers participated in Regensburg, while only about 150,000 men attacked Landshut. However, Landshut fell first, on 12 July, and then Regensburg fell on 30 July. On 6 August 40,000 men captured Augsburg in a 3-week battle, and once Aubsburg was captured, the full attack on Munich began. Around 60,000 soldiers escaped to Switzerland. The remaining soldiers, including President Siegmund von Pranckh and General Adolf von Heinleth, surrendered. The war officialy ended on 4 September.