The spark of rebellion Madrid, and soon the rest of Spain, jump towards the North of Europe. The embers come to Prussia, Austria and Russia and provide a great opportunity to Britain to intervene in a second front, which eventually would become the fundamental.
During the short war that Austria fought against Napoleon (1809), there was a planned attempt to imitate English example Dos de Mayo. Vienna, with the help of propagandists known as Friedrich Schlegel and Friedrich Gentz, set in motion a campaign against Napoleon. Many English writings were translated and broadcast in German.
In Prussia, Heinrich von Kleist continued the anti-French propaganda from Berlin. Until his death (November 1811), Kleist became a true poet of resistance national against Napoleonic imperialism. In his poem "An Palafox " placed on an equal footing with Zaragoza defender Leonidas of Sparta, Arminio Teutoburg and William Tell.
Source:
- " Proceedings of the May 2"-José Manuel Guerrero Acosta .
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