The
Treaty of Ried of October
8, 1813 was a treaty that was signed
between Bavaria
and Austria
.
By this
treaty, Bavaria left the Confederation of the Rhine
and agreed to join the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon in exchange for a guarantee of
her continued sovereign and independent status. On
October 14, Bavaria made a formal declaration of
war against
Napoleonic France.
The treaty was passionately backed by the
Crown Prince Louis and by
Marshal von Wrede.