4 8 / 1 8 4 9 ▁the ▁Baden ▁Revolution ▁did ▁manage ▁to ▁st ray ▁into ▁Bru chs al ▁a ▁bit . ▁While ▁the ▁revolution aries ▁( G ust av ▁Str uve , ▁Lor enz ▁Br ent ano , ▁Am and ▁Go eg g ▁and ▁others ) ▁met ▁in ▁the ▁château , ▁the ▁common ers ▁fre ed ▁prisoners ▁from ▁the ▁just - comple ted ▁prison . ▁This ▁prison , ▁the ▁Old ▁Palace , ▁was ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁execution s ▁well ▁into ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁even ▁later . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁the ▁revolution ▁was ▁quel led ▁by ▁Crown ▁Prince ▁Wilhelm ▁at ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁U bst adt . ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁brought ▁gas ▁light ing ▁to ▁Bru chs al , ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁received ▁Baden ' s ▁Gu ill ot ine . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Philipp s burg ▁was ▁merged ▁WITH ▁the ▁Bru chs al ▁district , ▁which ▁now ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁" Gre ater ▁Kar ls ru he ." ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁the ▁first ▁German ▁railway ▁signal ▁factory , ▁Sch n abel - Hen ning , ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁Bru chs al . ▁ ▁Later ▁it ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁S iem ens ▁AG , ▁and ▁the ▁Franco - Pr uss ian ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁made ▁Bru chs al ▁an ▁important ▁rail ▁hub ▁for ▁the