page_title: Academic Legion (Vienna)
hierarchical_section_title: Academic Legion (Vienna)
caption_attribution_description: Viennese students in the streets during the 1848 revolution
context_page_description: The Academic Legion was a military organization formed by university students in Vienna during the Revolutions of 1848. It played a key role in toppling the government of Clemens Metternich and precipitating his retirement on 13 March 1848. The Legion dissolved in October 1848 when the Vienna Uprising was crushed.
context_section_description: The Academic Legion (German: Akademische Legion) was a military organization formed by university students in Vienna during the Revolutions of 1848.  It played a key role in toppling the government of Clemens Metternich and precipitating his retirement on 13 March 1848.  The Legion dissolved in October 1848 when the Vienna Uprising was crushed.
caption: Viennese students took the street in 1848.
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