The beer riots in Bavaria 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 favor of his son, Maximilian II. May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Ludwig I (or Louis I, which is the French form of his name) (August 25, 1786 – February 29, 1868) was king of Bavaria from 1825 until 1848. ... A typical mug of lager beer, showing the golden colour of the beer and the foamy head floating on top. ... With an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... A nations army is its military, or more specifically, all of its land forces. ... —Alexis de Tocqueville, Recollections The European Revolutions of 1848, in some countries known as the Spring of Nations or the Year of Revolution, were the bloody consequences of a variety of changes that had been taking place in Europe in the first half of the 19th century. ... Maximilian II of Bavaria (November 28, 1811 - March 10, 1864) was king of Bavaria from 1848 until 1864. ...

A young pre-Marxist Frederick Engels wrote about the events for the Chartist newspaper Northern Star No.341, 25 May 1884. Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... Friedrich Engels Friedrich Engels (November 28, 1820 - August 5, 1895) was a German Socialist philosopher and the co-founder of modern Communist theory with Karl Marx. ... Chartism is also an alternate term for technical analysis A movement for social and political reform in the United Kingdom during the mid-19th century, Chartism gains its name from the Peoples Charter of 1838, which set out the main aims of the movement. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ...

See Also

Beer riots in Chicago: the Lager Beer Riot The Lager Beer Riot took place in Chicago, Illinois in 1855 after Mayor Levi Boone, nephew of Daniel Boone, proposed an ordinance which would close taverns on Sundays and raise the cost of a liquor license from $50 to $300 per year. ...

External link

• Frederick Engels' 1844 article