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Landwehr in Forstwald

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Location: Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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January 22, 2023

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Two military conflicts took place at the Landwehr, which has a visible length of around 1,600 m in the forest forest: During the Thirty Years' War, the imperial troops were defeated here in 1642 by a combined army of Weimaraners, French and Hessians.

In 1758, during the Seven Years' War, the Prussians fought successfully against the French at the Battle of the Hückelsmay.

The Landwehr is therefore of great historical value and was therefore designated as a ground monument in 1988.

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🚶‍♀️Irma 🥾

November 14, 2021

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The Landwehr in the forest was created around 1370 at the instigation of the Elector of Cologne between the offices of Kempen and Linn. Both belonged to the electorate, but the Linner office had been owned by the Counts of Kleve for a good 100 years. "In the late Middle Ages, land forces were created primarily to maintain peace, but also to protect against cattle and wood thieves," explains Dr. Christoph Reichmann, director of the Burg Linn Museums.

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Roh Bert

November 22, 2021

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The construction of a Landwehr was an effective measure to protect the population of a settlement area or territory against attacks by neighbors or enemies in feuds or wars and …

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