Apple stones

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Front and back of a typical apple stone
Theodor Apel at the inauguration of stone no.5 in 1861

To commemorate the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig in 1813, so-called apple stones were set up at important locations during the fighting . There are a total of 50 such monuments in Leipzig and the surrounding area. The Leipzig citizen and writer Theodor Apel (1811–1867) had 44 of these landmarks erected from 1861 to 1864 from his own resources. Six more were then set up privately, from an Apels foundation and associations.

The Apelsteine ​​are originally rectangular pillars made of sandstone about 1.5 m high. For the positions of the coalition troops, the stones have a pointed head (inverted V for allies) and the letter V and for the Napoleonic troops with a round head and an N. The inscriptions on the stones show the name and date of the battle on the side facing the battlefield and the names of the military leaders as well as the troop names and strengths on the other. Two arrows on the narrow sides indicate the course of the front. The directions are indicated on the heads of the stones. Up to no. 42, the rule that the coalition troops were assigned the even numbers and the Napoleonic troops the odd numbers was observed.

Since the sandstone proved to be less resistant and the building activity reached the stones that were initially outside the city, the 19th century began to replace many of the stones with copies (sometimes several times and also made of harder material) and, if necessary, to replace them to be set up differently from the original location. In the process, the size and sometimes also the shape of the originals were deviated from, for example by tapered stones in the west of Leipzig or by plinths and attachments. Some text errors crept in while copying.

Locations and inscriptions

No. N / A location image Inscription front Inscription back
1 N Wachau, Bornaer Chaussee,
150 m south of the Apelsteinallee confluence
Coordinates: 51 ° 16 ′ 47.4 ″  N , 12 ° 25 ′ 53 ″  E 		Apelstein-01.jpg VICTOR, HEART. v. BELUNO ,
II Corps,
20,000 M.		 Battle of WACHAU,
October 16, 1813
2 V Güldengossa – Liebertwolkwitz road,
1 km north of Güldengossa,
next to the Russian-Prussian monument.
Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 53.5 ″  N , 12 ° 26 ′ 49.4 ″  E 		Apelstein-02.jpg Prince Eugene of Württemberg ,
10,000 M		 Battle of WACHAU,
October 16, 1813
3 N Dozen,
crossing Markkleeberger Straße / Eigenheimstraße
Coordinates: 51 ° 17 '3.5 "  N , 12 ° 24' 28.7"  E 		Apelstein-03.jpg AUGEREAU, Duke of Gastilione ,
IX. Corps,
10,000 M.		 Battle of WACHAU,
October 16, 1813
4th V Round trip around the Markkleeberger See,
at the Crostewitzer Höhe
Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 34.2 ″  N , 12 ° 24 ′ 6.7 ″  E
The original is in the Museum Torhaus Markkleeberg
Coordinates: 51 ° 16 ′ 39.9 ″  N , 12 ° 23 '21.8 "  E 		Apelstein-04.jpg General v. KLEIST ,
10,000 men		 Battle of WACHAU,
October 16, 1813
5 N Bornaer Straße
(connection Wachau – Liebertwolkwitz),
at the bridge over the S 242
coordinates: 51 ° 16 ′ 52.7 ″  N , 12 ° 27 ′ 3 ″  E 		Apelstein-05.jpg Count LAURISTON ,
V. Corps,
15000 M.		 Battle of WACHAU,
October 16, 1813
6th V S 43 (connection Güldengossa – Großpösna),
900 m before Großpösna
Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 39.7 ″  N , 12 ° 28 ′ 39.8 ″  E 		Apelstein-06.jpg Prince GORTSCHAKOFF ,
9000 M.		 Battle of WACHAU,
October 16, 1813
7th N Holzhausen, Auf dem Kolmberg,
650 m from the junction from Naunhofer Landstrasse
Coordinates: 51 ° 17 ′ 23.3 ″  N , 12 ° 29 ′ 21.3 ″  E 		Apelstein-07.jpg MACDONALD , Duke of Taranto,
XI. Corps,
15,000 M.		 Battle of WACHAU
on October 16, 1813
8th V Großpösna, Querstraße,
80 m south of Fuchshainer Straße
Coordinates: 51 ° 16 ′ 24.1 ″  N , 12 ° 30 ′ 18 ″  E 		Apelstein-08.jpg General Klenau ,
9th East Corps,
24,000 M		 Battle of WACHAU,
October 16, 1813
9 N Liebertwolkwitz, Liprandisdorfer Straße,
70 m from the Ostend junction
Coordinates: 51 ° 17 ′ 4.9 ″  N , 12 ° 28 ′ 9.6 ″  E 		Apelstein-09.jpg Mortier, Duke of Treviso ,
2 divisions d. young. Guard,
12,000 men		 Battle of Wachau,
October 16, 1813
10 V Auenhainer Straße, at the Güldengossa industrial park
Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 31 ″  N , 12 ° 27 ′ 44.4 ″  E 		Apelstein-10.jpg Count PAHLEN III. ,
3000 riders		 Battle of WACHAU,
October 16, 1813
11 N Markkleeberg-Ost, Rilkestrasse, Gorkistrasse junction
Coordinates: 51 ° 16 ′ 29.9 ″  N , 12 ° 24 ′ 8.3 ″  E 		MKBler - 40 - Apelstein No. 11.jpg Prince PONIATOWSKI ,
VIII. Corps,
8000 M.		 Battle of Wachau
on October 16, 1813
12 V Großdeuben, Zehmener Straße,
on the Pleiße cycle path at the bridge
Coordinates: 51 ° 14 ′ 20.6 ″  N , 12 ° 23 ′ 13.4 ″  E 		Apelstein-12.jpg General BIANCHI ,
Austrian reserve		 Battle of Wachau
on October 16, 1813
13 N Wachau, Dösener Weg,
180 m from the Leinestrasse junction, at the old cemetery
Coordinates: 51 ° 17 ′ 0.4 ″  N , 12 ° 25 ′ 0.6 ″  E
The original is at the Torhaus Dölitz
Coordinates: 51 ° 17 ′ 15 ″  N , 12 ° 23 '15.4 "  E 		Apelstein-13.jpg OUDINOT, Duke of Reggio ,
3rd u. 4th Division of the Young Guard,
12,000 M.		 Battle of Wachau
on October 16, 1813
14th V Lindenthal,
An der Hufschmiede / Lindenthaler Hauptstraße
Coordinates: 51 ° 23 ′ 40.3 ″  N , 12 ° 20 ′ 17.4 ″  E 		Apelstein-14.jpg Gene. Lieut. St. Priest ,
12,000 M Russians		 Battle of Möckern,
October 16, 1813
15th N Gohlis, Max-Liebermann-Straße / Landsberger Straße
Coordinates: 51 ° 22 ′ 31.6 ″  N , 12 ° 21 ′ 39.7 ″  E 		Apelstein-15.jpg General COMPANS ,
I. Division		 Battle of Möckern
on October 16, 1813
16 V Lindenthal, Salzstrasse, in front of the cemetery
Coordinates: 51 ° 23 ′ 57.6 ″  N , 12 ° 20 ′ 43.6 ″  E 		Apelstein-16.jpg General Count LENGERON ,
18500 M. Russians		 Battle of MÖCKERN
on October 16, 1813
17th N Möckern, Georg-Schumann-Straße, in front of house number 206
Coordinates: 51 ° 22 ′ 6.2 ″  N , 12 ° 20 ′ 30.8 ″  E 		Apelstein-17.jpg General LAGRANGE ,
II Division		 Battle of MÖCKERN
October 16, 1813
18th V Lindenthal, Weststraße / Edmond-Kaiser-Straße
Coordinates: 51 ° 23 ′ 9.6 ″  N , 12 ° 19 ′ 18.8 ″  E 		Apelstein-18.jpg Gene. Lieut. v. SACKS ,
9000 M Russians		 Battle of MÖCKERN
on October 18th (!) 1813
19th N Gohlis, Max-Liebermann-Straße,
opposite Stadion des Friedens
Coordinates: 51 ° 22 ′ 33.3 ″  N , 12 ° 22 ′ 18.2 ″  E 		Apelstein-19.jpg General FREDERIC ,
3rd Division		 Battle of Möckern
on October 16, 1813
20th V Wahren, Linkelstraße,
green area at the corner of Georg-Schumann-Straße
Coordinates: 51 ° 22 ′ 28 ″  N , 12 ° 19 ′ 22.2 ″  E 		Apelstein-20.jpg Lieutenant General von York ,
I. Pruss. Army Corps,
21,500 men		 BATTLE near Möckern
on October 16, 1813
21st N Wiederitzsch,
Delitzscher Landstrasse / Seehausener Strasse
Coordinates: 51 ° 23 ′ 34.6 ″  N , 12 ° 22 ′ 30.5 ″  E 		Apelstein-21.jpg General DOMBROWSKI ,
General SOUHAM ,
General DELMAS,
v. III. Corps, a total of 12,000 M		 Battle of MÖCKERN
on October 16, 1813
22nd V Lindenau, Saalfelder Straße,
50 m southeast of Demmeringstraße
Coordinates: 51 ° 19 ′ 57 ″  N , 12 ° 19 ′ 1.2 ″  E 		Apelstein-22.jpg General Count GYULAI ,
III. easter. Corps.
17,000 M.		 Battle near Lindenau,
October 16, 1813
23 N Lindenau, Karl-Heine-Straße / Karl-Heine-Platz,
150 m west of the Felsenkeller
Coordinates: 51 ° 19 ′ 56.3 ″  N , 12 ° 20 ′ 11.2 ″  E 		Apelstein-23.jpg General Count BERTRAND ,
IV Corps,
10,000 M.		 Battle near Lindenau
on October 16, 1813
24 V Leutzsch, Benediktusstraße, in front of the swimming pool
Coordinates: 51 ° 20 ′ 48.1 ″  N , 12 ° 18 ′ 43.4 ″  E 		Apelstein-24.jpg Prince of Hessen-Homburg ,
I. Colonne vom III. Austrian corps		 In memory of the
Battle of Nations in Leipzig,
battle near Lindenau
on October 16, 1813
25th N Möckern, Georg-Schumann-Strasse / Seelenbinderstrasse
Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 57.5 ″  N , 12 ° 20 ′ 59.5 ″  E 		Apelstein-25.jpg MARMONT heart. v. Bagusa
(correct Ragusa),
VI. Corps,
18,000 M		 Battle of MÖCKERN,
October 16, 1813
26th V Plagwitz, Antonienstraße / Wachsmuthstraße,
80 m west of the "Adler"
Coordinates: 51 ° 19 ′ 13.7 ″  N , 12 ° 19 ′ 44.9 ″  E 		Apelstein-26.jpg Prince M. Liechtenstein ,
I. Austrian light division,
5500 M.		 In memory of the
Battle of the Nations near Leipzig,
battle near Lindenau,
October 18th (!) October 1813
27 N Holzhausen, Stötteritzer Landstrasse / Mölkauer Strasse
Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 36.4 ″  N , 12 ° 27 ′ 8.6 ″  E 		Apelstein-27.jpg MACDONALD ,
XI Corps.
12000 M.		 Battle of LEIPZIG
on October 18, 1813
28 V Baalsdorf, Kurt-Hänselmann-Weg,
at the junction from Baalsdorfer Straße
Coordinates: 51 ° 19 ′ 6.6 ″  N , 12 ° 28 ′ 30.7 ″  E 		Apelstein-28.jpg Gener. Count BENNIGSEN ,
III. Colonne,
65,000 m		 Battle of LEIPZIG
on October 18, 1813
29 N Schönefeld, Theklaer Straße, near Lazarusstraße
Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 40.4 ″  N , 12 ° 25 ′ 10.6 ″  E 		Apelstein-29.jpg Marshal Marmont ,
VI. Corps,
15,000 M.		 Battle for Schönefeld
on October 18, 1813
30th V Schönefeld, Theklaer Straße / Stöhrerstraße Coordinates: 51 ° 21 '57.6 "  N , 12 ° 25' 21.8"  E
 Apelstein-30.jpg Gener. Count LANGERON ,
30000 M.		 Storming of SCHÖNEFELD
on October 18, 1813
31 N Probstheida, Dösener Strasse, near Prager Strasse
Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 15.8 ″  N , 12 ° 25 ′ 27.9 ″  E 		Apelstein-31.jpg Victor Lauriston ,
II. And V. Corps,
30,000 men		 Battle of Leipzig,
October 18, 1813
32 V Liebertwolkwitz, Monarchenhügel,
next to “Monument on Monarchenhügel”
Coordinates: 51 ° 17 ′ 32.1 ″  N , 12 ° 26 ′ 39.8 ″  E 		Apelstein-32.jpg Gener. BARCLAI de TOLLY ,
2nd Colonne,
50,000 M.		 Battle of Leipzig
on October 18, 1813
33 N Lößnig, Bornaische Strasse / Liechtensteinstrasse
Coordinates: 51 ° 17 ′ 55.6 ″  N , 12 ° 23 ′ 6.6 ″  E
The original is on Torhaus Dölitz
Coordinates: 51 ° 17 ′ 15 ″  N , 12 ° 23 ′ 15.4 ″  O 		Apelstein-33.jpg PONIATOWSKI , AUGEREAU ,
VIII. And IX. CORPS;
OUDINOT ,
III. u. IV DIVISION D. JUNG. GARDE,
30000 M>		 BATTLE OF LEIPZIG,
OCTOBER 18, 1813
34 V Dölitz, Bornaische Strasse / Leinestrasse
Coordinates: 51 ° 17 ′ 14.2 ″  N , 12 ° 23 ′ 33.9 ″  E 		Apelstein-34.jpg Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Homburg ,
later General von Nostiz,
1st Colonne,
50,000 men		 Battle of Leipzig,
October 18, 1813
35 N Lindenau, Endersstrasse / Schadowstrasse
Coordinates: 51 ° 20 ′ 7.6 "  N , 12 ° 19 ′ 53.8"  E 		Apelstein-35.jpg Marshal MORTIER ,
1st and 2nd 2nd Div. dj G.,
10000 M.		 Battle of Leipzig
on October 18, 1813
36 V Eutritzsch, Delitzscher Strasse, in front of house No. 34
Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 42.9 ″  N , 12 ° 22 ′ 53.8 ″  E 		Apelstein-36.jpg Gene. v. Blücher ,
V. Colonne, Schles. Army,
25,000 M		 Battle of LEIPZIG
on October 18th 1813
37 N Center-North, North Square , Southwest Corner
Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 6.9 ″  N , 12 ° 22 ′ 25.7 ″  E 		Apelstein-37.jpg General DOMBROWSKI ,
5000 M.		 Battle of LEIPZIG,
October 18, 1813
38 V Heiterblick, Torgauer Straße / Leupoldstraße
Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 37.1 ″  N , 12 ° 26 ′ 37.4 ″  E 		Apelstein-38.jpg Bernadotte CARL JOHANN
Crown Prince v. Sweden ,
50000 M.		 Battle of LEIPZIG
on October 18, 1813
39 N Mölkau, Engelsdorfer Straße, in the historic Bergfriedhof
Coordinates: 51 ° 19 ′ 57.6 ″  N , 12 ° 26 ′ 48.1 ″  E 		Apelstein-39.jpg General Reynier ,
VII Corps,
10,000 M.		 Battle of LEIPZIG
on October 18, 1813
40 V Paunsdorf, An den Theklafeldern,
30 m before the path in the extension of Waldkerbelstraße, in
front of the gardens
Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 35.9 ″  N , 12 ° 27 ′ 12.7 ″  E 		Apelstein-40.jpg Capitain BOGUE,
English missile battery		 Battle of LEIPZIG
on October 18, 1813
41 N Schönefeld, Torgauer Straße, Park Volksgarten entrance
Coordinates: 51 ° 20 ′ 58 ″  N , 12 ° 25 ′ 16.5 ″  E 		Apelstein-41.jpg NEY, Prince vd MOSKWA ,
left French wing		 Battle of LEIPZIG
on October 18, 1813
42 V Reudnitz, Dresdner Straße / Stephaniplatz
Coordinates: 51 ° 20 ′ 20.7 "  N , 12 ° 23 ′ 59.1"  E
The original is behind the restaurant
"Völkerschlachtdenkmal" in Wilhelm-Külz-Park
Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 54, 8 "  N , 12 ° 24 '35.3"  E 		Apelstein-42.jpg General BUELOW
(later) Count v. DENNEWITZ ,
III. prussia. Corps,
29,000 men		 Storming of LEIPZIG
on October 19, 1813
43 V Anger-Crottendorf, Volkshain Stünz , west of the pond
Coordinates: 51 ° 20 ′ 13.7 ″  N , 12 ° 25 ′ 46.7 ″  E 		Apelstein nr43.jpg Major Carl Friccius ,
With God for King and Fatherland,
3rd Königsberg Battalion of
the 3rd East Prussia. Landwehr Inf. Regiment		 last rest on the night of
October 18th to 19th. 1813
before the storm on Leipzig
44 V Schkeuditz, Leipziger Straße 59,
at the Altscherbitz hospital entrance
Coordinates: 51 ° 23 ′ 29.7 ″  N , 12 ° 14 ′ 13.5 ″  E 		Apelstein-44.jpg Lieutenant General of York ,
21,500 men		 Last rest of the Silesian Landwehr
on the night of October 15-16, 1813
before the battle of Möckern
45 V Probstheida, Prager Straße,
opposite the confluence with Egon-Erwin-Kisch-Weg
Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 58.8 ″  N , 12 ° 24 ′ 34.4 ″  E 		Apelstein-45.jpg The allied monarchs
during the storming of Leipzig,
October 19, 1813		 The monarchs receive
the council deputation
on October 19, 1813
46 V Lindenthal, An der Hufschmiede,
opposite the confluence with Zum Apelstein
Coordinates: 51 ° 23 '31.5 "  N , 12 ° 20' 28.5"  E
The original is on Torhaus Dölitz
Coordinates: 51 ° 17 '15 "  N , 12 ° 23 '15.4 "  O 		Apelstein-46.jpg GENERAL v. BLÜCHER ,
SILESIAN ARMY ,
60,000 MAN		 SCORER:
BATTLE OF MOECKERN,
October 16, 1813
47 V Wachau,
Auenhainer Allee / Oberer Rundweg Markkleeberger See
(on the grounds of the Seepark Auenhain)
Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 46.7 ″  N , 12 ° 25 ′ 31.9 ″  E 		Apelstein-47.jpg Field Marshal Lieutenant Graf Weissenwolf,
Austria Grenadier Division,
5320 men		 Auenhain sheep farm,
October 16, 1813
48 N Sellerhausen, Riesaer Straße,
in the Sellerhausen cemetery, 30 m from the entrance
Coordinates: 51 ° 20 ′ 46.4 ″  N , 12 ° 26 ′ 17.6 ″  E 		Apelstein-48.jpg General Reynier , VII. Corps,
General von Zeschau ,
Saxon division,
3500 men, last position		 Battle of Leipzig
on October 18, 1813
49 N Markkleeberg-Ost,
Dösener Straße, Am Friedhofseingang
Coordinates: 51 ° 16 ′ 36.8 ″  N , 12 ° 23 ′ 54.5 ″  E 		Apelstein-49.jpg IV. Kellermann Cavalry Corps ,
3000 riders		 Battle of Wachau
on October 16, 1813
50 V Markkleeberg, Kirchstrasse, in front of the Markkleeberg gatehouse
Coordinates: 51 ° 16 ′ 39.5 ″  N , 12 ° 23 ′ 22.8 ″  E 		MKBler - 38 - Apelstein No. 50.jpg Kaunitz Inf.Reg. No. 20 ,
500 men		 Battle of Markkleeberg Castle
on October 16, 1813

literature

  • Theodor Apel: Guide to the battlefields of Leipzig in October 1813 and their landmarks. Hoffmann, Leipzig 1863. ( As PDF file )
  • Steffen Poser: Job 38.11. You should come this far and no further, your proud waves should lie here. Monuments tell about the Leipzig Battle of the Nations. Leipziger Hefte, Vol. 13 (published by the Leipziger Geschichtsverein e.V.), Sax-Verlag, Beucha 1998, ISBN 3-930076-66-7 .
  • Reinhard Münch: Landmarks and monuments of the Battle of Nations in and around Leipzig. Barthel, Panitzsch 2000, ISBN 3-910188-28-1 .
  • Heinz Füßler (Hrsg.): Leipzig 1813. The battle of nations in the national liberation struggle of the German people. Bibliographical Institute, Leipzig 1953.
  • Horst Riedel: Stadtlexikon Leipzig from A to Z. Pro Leipzig, Leipzig 2005, p. 21 f., ISBN 3-936508-03-8 .
  • Steffen Poser: Monuments to the Battle of Nations . Ed .: Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Leipzig , Passage-Verlag Leipzig 2008, ISBN 978-3-938543-52-8

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ General Antoine-Guillaume Maurailhac Delmas de La Coste at www.virtualarc.com
  2. ^ Adolf Schinzl:  Nostitz-Rieneck, Johann Nepomuk Graf . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 24, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, pp. 30-32.
  3. ↑ Captain Richard Bogue at Rocket-troop Leipzig 1813
  4. ↑ Graf Weißenwolf at www.leipzig1813.de