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The Cologne Communist Trial took place in 1852 in
''Revelations Concerning the Communist Trial in Cologne''
by Karl Marx {{Authority control Trials in Germany anti-communism in Germany 19th century in Cologne 1852 in the German Confederation Rhine Province
The Cologne Communist Trial took place in 1852 in Cologne
Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...
, Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
, and was conducted by the Prussian government against eleven members of the Communist League who were suspected of having participated in the 1848 uprising. The trial lasted from October 4 to November 12, 1852, and when it was over the Communist League dissolved itself. Seven of the eleven were sentenced to prison terms of up to six years.
Principals
Defendants
* Heinrich Burgers * Hermann Wilhelm Haupt * Abraham Jacobi * Frederick Lessner * Peter NothjungOther involved parties
* Adolph BermbachSee also
* '' Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Germany''Footnotes
External links
''Revelations Concerning the Communist Trial in Cologne''
by Karl Marx {{Authority control Trials in Germany anti-communism in Germany 19th century in Cologne 1852 in the German Confederation Rhine Province