Monument of the Century of the Battle of Kulm 1813 | interesting place, Napoleonic Wars 1803-1815, war memorial

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 monument, interesting place, Napoleonic Wars 1803-1815, war memorial
The Battle of Kulm was a battle near the town Kulm (Chlumec) and the village Přestanov in northern Bohemia. It was fought on 29–30 August 1813, during the War of the Sixth Coalition. 32,000 French troops under Dominique Vandamme attacked an army of about 50-60,000 Austrians, Russians and Prussians under Alexander Ostermann-Tolstoy, but were defeated with heavy losses on both sides.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kulm
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Coordinates:   50°42'2"N   13°56'47"E
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