Talk:German revolutions of 1848–1849

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Comment[edit]

"The entire citizenry of the Rhineland" was in revolt. This seems like a really problematic claim. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.210.78.200 (talk) 20:53, 3 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Baden[edit]

No mention is made of Baden, where the Revolutions in Germany started. I may try to rectify this later if no one else gets around to it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Baden%2C_Germany#Revolution_of_1848.2F49 Jieagles 10:25, 13 December 2006 (UTC)jieagles[reply]

removed the rump-parliament hyperlink[edit]

from the "backslash in Prussia" section because it was linked with the ENGLISH rump-parliament! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 132.187.253.14 (talk) 19:53, 30 April 2007 (UTC).[reply]

That is a good idea baden baden in particular with carl schurz.. I just want to maintain a point that germany was not born until France declared war on prussia in 1870..Catweasel (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:08, 17 September 2010 (UTC).[reply]

German revolution of 1848[edit]

I think this would be a better title. Þjóðólfr (talk) 17:49, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This article is exceptionally unclear...

Revolution in the Palatinate[edit]

This sentence appears in error - "When the revolutionary upsurge renewed itself in the spring of 1849, the uprisings started in Elberfeld in the Rhineland on May 6, 1848.[11]" If the uprisings Elberfeld were in 1848, that appears to indicate that they were not a direct result of the renewed "revolutionary upsurge" in the spring of 1849. Were the uprisings in 1848? Was the upsurge in 1848? Or are the events completely unrelated? DavisGL (talk) 15:23, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I was confused too. The Palatine uprising took place in 1849, so I'm not sure why it's included here. There's also a case for an expert to merge this section into the aforementioned article and, if it is relevant, to summarise it here. --Bermicourt (talk) 13:19, 15 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Problems with sources[edit]

This article needs more secondary sources; it relies too much on the collected writings of Marx and Engels, many of which are primary sources. Also, it relies too much on material from notes and footnotes in those collected works, rather than the body of the works. It has too many biographical details about participants, causing a loss in the sense of the overall events. Many historians have written about these revolutions, so good sources are available, including recent ones. Parkwells (talk) 16:09, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Chronology[edit]

Organization needs to be reviewed, as it seems to jump back and forth in time. It would be easier for readers to have it be organized chronologically. Vienna and Austria are credited by reliable sources as the site of the first major revolt, so those events should come before Baden and the Palatinate, where major action was catalyzed by events in Vienna.Parkwells (talk) 16:09, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bavaria[edit]

King Ludwig wasn't forced to abdict. He did so on his own. --88.217.181.204 (talk) 16:11, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

one sided account[edit]

Waldersee's account is overly lengthy and one sided, it should probably be shortened, and juxtaposed with an account from the revolutionary side, or of someone with a wider perspective. -- Theoprakt (talk) 08:08, 13 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong Flags in Infobox[edit]

The German Confederation never used the tricolore, in contrary it was forbidden there. The flag shown at Metternich should be considered as their flag. OTOH Metternich was the executive head of the Austrian Empire, see the flag there. --2003:DF:A71E:7800:B3F7:7879:3D60:18C0 (talk) 09:34, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]