High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Bavarian People`s Uprising, or Bavarian Popular Uprising (German: Bayerische Volkserhebung) is the name of a revolt in 1705-06 against the Austrian occupation during the War of Spanish Succession (1701–1714). It lasted from early November 1705 to 18 January 1706, approximately 75 days. Henric L. Wuermeling speaks of this as "the first revolution of modern history."