For the fact that the market square of Elsfleth is not really big, there is a fairly large monument. Erected in 1859, dedicated to the "Black Duke", Friedrich Wilhelm von Brunswick-Oels, major general in the Prussian army at the beginning of the 19th century, until the occupation of large parts of Germany by Napoleon's troops.
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June 30, 2019

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Son and successor Friedrich Wilhelm, also called "the black duke", was with his "black group" a legendary hero of the liberation wars.

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On the small market square of Elsfleth, we discover a monument in the neo-Gothic style that rises about twelve meters in height. Duke Friedrich Wilhelm von Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Oels (1771-1815), known as the "Black Duke" because of the black uniforms of his riders, was on the run with his troops from the French when he stopped at Elsfleth on August 8, 1809 made. The people of Elsfleth supported the duke as much as they could for the journey to England. The monument on the town hall square commemorates this event. (elsfleth.de)

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