Battle of Kulm Memorial - Napoleonic Wars, Prestanov, Czech Republic - Specific Wars Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

In 1813, the second heaviest battle of the Napoleonic wars on the Austrian territory raged in the vicinity of Kulm (CZ: Chlumec), Prestanov, Stradov, Žandov and Telnice. It was fought on 29–30 August 1813, during the War of the Sixth Coalition.

After these battles a series of local skirmish continued that culminated in another more serious battle of Varvažov in 16–17 September 1813.

The defeat of the French allies by Austrian, Prussian and Russian armies quenched the plans of Napoleon to invade the heart of Bohemia and predicted his defeat in the Battle of Nations at Leipzig.

The battles of Kulm (Chlumec), Prestanov and Varvažov are commemorated by several monuments.
The educational trail helps in the systematic tour of the battle field.
For more information see Tracing the battle of Kulm: (visit link) or a waymarks series Battle of Kulm and Varvazov in Battlefields category (visit link)


Mass grave Prestanov
Mass grave of thousands of soldiers of all participating armies of the Battle of Kulm
With the remains of 10,000 fallen so goes the largest mass grave in Bohemia. The grave is surrounded by a grove of trees about 200m at the Russian monument (visit link) .

War: Napoleonic Wars Is it permanently accessible to the public?: yes Is it necessary to pay a fee to gain access to the place?: no Year of the memorial or monument: 1835

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