Napoleon's hill, actually Jiesia (Pajesys)

hill fort A hillfort is a type of earthwork used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze Age or Iron Age. Some were used in the post-Roma ...

mound is located in Kaunas, Lithuania, on the left bank of the

Nemunas The Neman, Nioman, Nemunas or MemelTo bankside nations of the present: Lithuanian: be, Нёман, , ; russian: Неман, ''Neman''; past: ger, Memel (where touching Prussia only, otherwise Nieman); lv, Nemuna; et, Neemen; pl, Niemen; ...

, between the

Panemunė Panemunė (; ) is a town in Lithuania. It is situated on the banks of the Nemunas River opposite Sovetsk, south from Pagėgiai, in Tauragė County. It is a border checkpoint for traffic to and from Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast). The magnific ...

and

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bridges. It is 63.3 meters high. Since the 19th century, it has been named ''Napoleon's hill''. From this hill

Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader wh ...

watched his Grande Armée crossing the Neman during the French invasion of Russia on 24/25 June 1812; according to his orders two bridges were built to the left of the Jiesia and one in front of the hill, each 300 m apart.Philippe Paul comte de Segur (1842) HISTOIRE DE NAPOLEON ET DE LA GRANDE ARMEE PENDANT L'ANNEE 1812, p. 126
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* {{cite web, url=http://www.piliakalniai.lt/piliakalnis.php?piliakalnis_id=157 , title=Napoleono kalnas , accessdate=2009-05-09, language=Lithuanian * https://keturiossostines.lt/en/objektas/jiesios-piliakalnis-su-gyvenviete-vadinamas-napoleono-kalnu Geography of Kaunas Hill forts in Lithuania Buildings and structures in Kaunas