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Gustav Struve

1805–1870 · 19th century · Also known as Gustav von Struve

Gustav Struve was a German lawyer, journalist and radical republican who, with Friedrich Hecker, led the revolutionary risings in Baden in 1848. After the failure of his own attempt in September 1848 he was imprisoned, freed during the Baden revolution of 1849, and then fled to the United States, where he fought for the Union in the Civil War before returning to Europe.

Gustav Struve
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Grand Duchy of Baden

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