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Monument to the Black Troops 1809

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Monument to the Black Troops 1809

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Monument to the Black Troops 1809

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Naturpark Wildeshauser Geest

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Location: Syke, Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Puffin

July 11, 2025

massive monument at the camp site of the Duke of Brunswick's troops

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June 6, 2020

In the summer of 1809, with just over 2,000 soldiers - half of them mounted - Friedrich Wilhelm von Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Oels made his own way around 500 kilometers through an area controlled by Napoleonic troops. The so-called “Black Group” because of their uniforms was a Braunschweig Free Corps that fought on the side of Austria against Napoleon. The task: to interrupt supply and connection lines between the French and their allies. After a decisive defeat for the Austrians, the Freikorps was cut off from any support. The "Black Duke" fled from the French across northern Germany and also made a stop in Syke. This is where the memorial stone on the B 6 stands today.

kreiszeitung.de/lokales/diepholz/schwarze-herzog-418587.html

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Monument to the Black Troops 1809

1. Hand Signs – The Hache River loop from Syke

2. Hand Signs – Klaus Meyer Spiral Sculpture loop from Syke

3. Friedeholz Barrow Field – Douglas Fir Trail loop from Syke

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