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War Memorial of the Battle of Kircheib

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War Memorial of the Battle of Kircheib

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Blueman

January 24, 2021

See Wikipedia. First coalition and revolutionary wars 1792-1797:

In 1796 the village was involved in the Battle of Kircheib between the French under General Kléber and the Austrians under General Kray. The terrible bayonet fight raged on the "Köppchen" east of Kircheib, where today the B8 (then the High Street Cologne-Frankfurt) climbs in a short run to the large forest of the Leuscheider ridge.

Significance: after a total of 5 years of war, in which the French had ravaged the Westerwald region, there were many battles, a few days earlier there was a battle near Altenkirchen, which the French won. That is why it is also mentioned on the triumphal arch in Paris.

However, the Austrians are numerically inferior (14,000) and in a real slaughter for Kircheib the Austrians win the victory, so that the French (24,000) decide to retreat from the entire Westerwald and withdraw.

Almost 40,000 soldiers were involved in the Battle of Kircheib! What that means for a region For more than 5 years, these two armies and their entourage have survived from the country through taxes, robbery and violence. That must have been terrifying for the rather poor region. And liberation only recovery when standing armies retreated. What happened afterwards. After the fighting, the French began their large-scale retreat. Kléber's army crossed the Sieg near Siegburg on June 20th and arrived at Düsseldorf on the 21st. It will take decades for the region to recover.

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JakobusPilger

September 1, 2022

As a memorial to the many dead, such memorials or war memorials are still very important today. "Now, Lord, let your servant go in peace, as you said." However, the people who are commemorated here did not divorce in peace, but became victims of war and tyranny.

Many of the places and monuments that you come across along the way are evidence of the horrors of war and tyranny, which is still relevant and relevant today. They all have two essential functions, anew for each generation:

-1- Commemorate and remember the victims

-2- Remind to keep the peace

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Dirk.🅱️

March 14, 2021

Historical ground, the Battle of Kircheib took place here in 1796. The memorial commemorates those who died in 2000.

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Location: Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

War Memorial of the Battle of Kircheib

1. Irmeroth Milk Stand – View of the Siebengebirge loop from Buchholz (Westerwald)

2. Irmeroth Milk Stand – View of the Siebengebirge loop from Buchholz (Westerwald)

3. Peace Oak at the Hirzbach – Dreiherrenstein (Westerwald) loop from Griesenbach

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