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Battle of Bischofswerda Monument (1813)

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Battle of Bischofswerda Monument (1813)

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    Location: Bischofswerda, Bautzen, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany

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    February 22, 2021

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    Bischofswerda only had around 1,600 inhabitants in 1813, but the city was, among other things, at the center of hard fighting between the Napoleonic troops and the allied armies from May 11th to May 12th. In the evening of May 12th, the great city fire broke out, presumably through the negligence of French troops. Within the curtain wall, the fire spared only three houses on the city wall.
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    July 29, 2025

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    Information panel - Saxon Lusatia in the War of Liberation 1813. The Saxon Way of St. James (Jakobsweg) passes through here, among other places.

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    In May 1813, Bischofswerda was at the center of fierce fighting. On the evening of May 12, a major fire broke out in the town, likely caused by carelessness. In the town center, only three houses and the prison on the city wall survived.
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    August 14, 2025

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    It's not a memorial, just an information plaque about the Battle of Bischofswerda in May 1813.
    The obelisk is located a few meters to the right, toward Bischofswerda, in the front yard of a residential building.
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    1. Rest Area at the Village Pond – Rest Area at Sommersteg loop from Bischofswerda

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