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Waterloo-Tor
Waterloo-Tor (English: ''Waterloo Gate'') is a war memorial in Osnabrück, Germany, commemorating the Battle of Waterloo. Along with its surrounding area the Waterloo-Tor is usually referred to as “Heger Tor” by residents of Osnabrück; the name “Waterloo-Tor” is barely used by locals. History A large number of soldiers from Osnabrück fought at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815 under British high command, as part of the city’s territorial army regiments, its light field battalion or the King’s German Legion. In 1816 a local resident, Gerhard Friedrich von Gülich, had donated 1,000 thalers to set up a memorial honouring his fellow citizens who had fought. The Waterloo-Tor was designed by Johann Christian Sieckmann (1787-1861) at the behest of Gülich; it was built along the Heger Tor wall in 1817. Its appearance resembles that of both a triumphal arch and a fortification, as parts of the Heger Tor – the city’s historic fortification which had been knoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King’s German Legion
The King's German Legion (KGL; german: Des Königs Deutsche Legion, Semantics, semantically erroneous obsolete German variations are , , ) was a British Army unit of mostly expatriated Germany, German personnel during the period 1803–16. The legion achieved the distinction of being the only German force to fight without interruption against the First French Empire, French during the Napoleonic Wars. The legion was formed within months of the dissolution of the Electorate of Hanover in 1803 and constituted as a mixed corps by the end of 1803. Although the legion never fought autonomously and remained a part of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars (1804–15), it played a vital role in several campaigns, most notably the Walcheren Campaign, the Peninsular War, and the Hundred Days (1815). The legion was disbanded in 1816. Several of the units were incorporated into the army of the Kingdom of Hanover, and became later a part of the Imperial German Army after German Unif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
