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Gießen District

Battle of Emsdorf Memorial

Gießen District

Battle of Emsdorf Memorial

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Battle of Emsdorf Memorial

Name: Battle of Emsdorf Memorial
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Location: Kirchhain, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Mariengrotte Emsdorf – Mainzer Rad Boundary Stone loop from Emsdorf

10.3km

02:45

110m

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2. Kreuzborn-Lache Wetland – Elmsdorf Village Pond loop from Erksdorf

8.35km

02:12

70m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Kreuzborn-Lache Wetland – Elmsdorf Village Pond loop from Erksdorf

12.9km

03:24

120m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Michel ✔

September 13, 2022

Here, under large trees, there is a memorial that commemorates the historic battle of July 9, 1760 during the Seven Years' War.
On July 16, 1760, almost 4,600 French soldiers camped between Emsdorf and Erksdorf in a bivouac more than 4 km long. When an Allied formation of Hanoverian, Hessian and British troops led by the Hereditary Prince of Brunswick encountered the camp while attempting to destroy the French field bakeries near Marburg, a six-hour battle ensued that is still remembered in British military history to this day. At that time, George III, King of England, gave his participating dragoon regiment the honor of bearing the name of the battle on the flag. This tradition is still followed by an English regiment that still bears the name "Emsdorf" on the troop flag. In the small Scottish town of Lundis Links, an "Emsdorf Street" still commemorates the battle.
Unfortunately, memories of these events have largely been lost in Emsdorf and the surrounding area.
Further on, on the so-called heath, there was probably also the deserted settlement "Elmsdorf". (Field names: auf dem Elmsdorf, Elmsdorfer Kreuz, Elmsdorfer Kirchhof)
Source:
myheimat.de/marburg/kultur/the-battle-of-emsdorf-1760- Grenzgang-einmal-anders-d3039206.html

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Kai

July 14, 2019

Reminiscent of one of the bloodiest battles in the Seven Years War

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𝘾.𝘽. 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨

August 24, 2024

In memory of the dead and as a warning to the living.

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Battle of Emsdorf Memorial

1. Mariengrotte Emsdorf – Mainzer Rad Boundary Stone loop from Emsdorf

2. Kreuzborn-Lache Wetland – Elmsdorf Village Pond loop from Erksdorf

3. Kreuzborn-Lache Wetland – Elmsdorf Village Pond loop from Erksdorf

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