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Monuments at Hauptschanze I and the Schänzel

Monuments at Hauptschanze I and the Schänzel

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Monuments at Hauptschanze I and the Schänzel

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Location: Edenkoben, Südliche Weinstraße, Südpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1Fritz-Marc 🚴🥾🏊🌲

June 28, 2020

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On the slopes of the riser head was the Battle of the Revolutionary Wars 1793-1797. Here at the riser head a Prussian contingent - unsuccessfully - opposed the French troops. Because the Prussians had built smaller fortifications on the mountain slope, there are nine knightly stones here, which are maintained and kept in order by the PWV Palatinate Forest Association.

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Euphemia Anna 🌳

January 7, 2022

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"During the First Coalition War (1792 - 1797) there were repeated battles at Steigerkopf in 1794 and 1795. During this time, Steigerkopf was expanded into a strong fortification. In 1795 …

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January 7, 2022

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The inscription on this monument to the Prussian general Theodor Philipp von Pfau reads:
"In the year 1794, in front of the enemy, the Royal Prussian General Von Pfau, who …

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Elevation 620 m

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