File:1813 Rheinübergang, Denkmal auf linkem Ufer.jpg

Summary

Description	English: First monument, erected in 1853, to commemorate the early January 1814 crossing of the Rhine River, decisive step towards the collapse of the napoléonic régime. The panel reads : Im Jahre des Heils 1813 // am 31 December um Mitternacht, // zog siegreich an dieser Stelle, // Fuerst Bluecher von Wahlstadt, // Feldmarschall, genannt Vorwaerts, // mit seinen Tapfern ueber den Rhein // zur Wiedergeburt Preussens // und des Deutschen Vaterlandes. Errichtet im November 1853 // durch Ferd. Diepenbrock und C. Dezin. That romantic simplified version of History omits to hint at the vastness of the military feat, best summarized by the Chapter Der Rheinübergang der Schlesischen Armee inserted in <► [1]. For the crossing proper <► [2].
Date	27 July 2020
Source	Own work
Author	Alta Falisa

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