Visit to Leuthen, 5th December 09 - continued

Here are some more photos from Leuthen. I've only just figured out how much easier it is to upload photos if you select the new editor in blogger.

The monument to Frederick's victory viewed from the north on the road between Frobelwitz and Borne. Hopefully this photograph illustrates the gentleness of the rises in the ground that are overemphasised on a lot of the maps we are used to using. When i was walking down the road looking for the Schonberg, I was on the lookout for a relatively steep hill like the one hinted at on the map below, and was therefore very surprised to spot it on such a flat horizon. That said, the photo in the previous posting shows that, despite its low gradient, it provided a commanding view that helped Frederick assess the Austrian position.

The Leuthen monument from another angle. The back features an inscription that states which Corps of the German army of the 1930's erected it. With all the graffiti it was barely legible.

The village of Borne (ŹRÓDŁA) as seen from the Schonberg. On the far side of the buildings, the hussars of Frederick's advance guard routed a force of Austrian hussars and Saxon chevaulegers, taking some 600 prisoners. These were led past the advancing Prussian forces to raise the morale of his troops, many of whom were from the army that had lost Breslau not long before.

Radaxdorf from the north, which can be reached by following the track that led from the main road to the Schonberg monument.

Old buildings in Radaxdorf. Here you can the red brick construction, distinctive of Silesian buildings at the time, where the outer layers have worn away.

The area to the south of Radaxdorf and Lobotiz, where the Prussian flanking force turned eastwards, in the direction of the Austrian's weak left flank.

Another view of the buildings of Sagschutz, the position of the Wurttemburger's on the Austrian left.

The street running through the centre of Sagschutz.

Old brick-built barn in Sagschutz.

The open ground the Prussians moved across towards Leuthen, after demolishing the weak left of the Austrian army.

A monument dedicated to 'the heroes of the battle of Leuthen', said to be located at the point where the Prussian Guards entered the churchyard through a breach created by a cannon. A romaticised depiction of the event by Carl Rochling can be seen below.

The building that was once the museum of the battle. It is directly opposite the Catholic church.

One of the churchyard turrets viewed from the inside.