IntheregionofMainztheviceroy,BishopWilhelmvonStrassburg,restoredorderwithoutresistance。Heorderedonlyfourmenexecuted。Rheingau,wherethepeasantshadalsobeenrestless,butwhere,nevertheless,everybodyhadlongbeforegonehome,wassubsequentlyinvadedbyFrowenvonHutten,acousinofUlrich,andfinally\"pacified\"bytheexecutionoftwelveringleaders。
Frankfurt,whichalsohadwitnessedrevolutionarymovementsofaconsiderablesize,washeldincheckfirstbytheconciliatoryattitudeofthecouncil,thenbyrecruitedtroopsintheRhenishPalatinate。EightthousandpeasantshadassembledanewafterthebreachofagreementbytheElector,andhadagainburnedmonasteriesandcastles,buttheArchbishopofTriercametotheaidoftheMarshalofZabern,anddefeatedthemasearlyasMay23atPfedersheim。Aseriesofatrocities(inPfedersheimaloneeighty—twowereexecuted)andthecaptureofWeissenburgonJuly7terminatedtheinsurrectionhere。
Ofallthedivisionsoftroopsthereremainedonlytwotobevanquished,thoseofHegau—BlackForestandofAllgaeu。ArchdukeFerdinandhadtriedintrigueswithboth。InthesamewayasMargraveCasimirandotherprincestriedtoutilisetheinsurrectiontoannexthechurchterritoriesandprincipalities,soFerdinandwishedtoutiliseittostrengthenthepoweroftheHouseofAustria。HehadnegotiatedwiththeAllgaeucommander,WalterBach,andwiththeHegaucommander,HansMueller,withtheaimofinducingthepeasantstodeclaretheiradherencetoAustria,but,bothchiefsbeingvenal,theirinfluencewiththetroopswentonlysofarthattheAllgaeutroopconcludedanarmisticewiththeArchbishopandobservedneutralitytowardsAustria。
RetreatingfromtheWuerttembergregion,thepeasantsofHegaudestroyedanumberofcastles,andreceivedreinforcementsfromtheprovincesoftheMargraviateofBaden。OnMay13theymarchedtowardsFreiburg;onMay18theybombardedit,andonMay23,thecityhavingcapitulated,theyentereditwithflyingcolours。FromtheretheymovedtowardsStockachandRadolfzell,andwagedaprolongedpettywaragainstthegarrisonsofthosecities。Thelatter,togetherwiththenobilityandothersurroundingcities,appealedtotheLakepeasantsforhelpinaccordancewiththeWeingartenagreement。TheformerrebelsoftheLakeTrooprose,5,000strong,againsttheirformerallies。Sopotentwasthenarrow—mindednessofthepeasantswhowereconfinedtotheirlocalhorizon,thatonly600refusedtofightandexpressedadesiretojointheHegaupeasants,forwhichtheywereslaughtered。TheHegaupeasants,themselves,persuadedbyHansMuellerofBulgenbach,whobadsoldhimselftotheenemy,liftedtheirsiege,andHansMuellerhavingrunaway,mostofthemdispersedforthwith。TheremainingonesentrenchedthemselvesontheHilzingenSteep,where,onJuly16,theywerebeatenandannihilatedbythetroopsthathadinthemeantimebecomefreeofotherengagements。TheSwisscitiesnegotiatedanagreementwiththeHegaupeasants,which,however,didnotpreventtheothersidefromcapturingandmurderingHansMueller,hisLaufenburgbetrayalnotwithstanding。
InBreisgau,thecityofFreiburgalsodesertedthepeasantUnion(July17)andsenttroopsagainstit,butbecauseoftheweaknessofthefightingforcesoftheprinces,hereaselsewhere,anagreementwasreached(September18),whichalsoincludedSundgau。TheeightgroupsoftheBlackForestandtheKlettgaupeasants,whowerenotyetdisarmed,wereagaindriventoanuprisingbythetyrannyofCountvonSulz,andwererepulsedinOctober。