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Rare Copper Engraving 1760 – Battle of Wittenberg Imperial Army Prussia Militaria - Copper Engraving Battle of Wittenberg 1760 Elbe Battle Plan Zahna Old Print This is the next fantastic sheet from the Raspe series. It documents a historically highly exciting event from Saxony-Anhalt: The Battle of Wittenberg (1760). While Frederick the Great was tied up in Silesia, the Imperial Army (the allies of the Austrians) advanced into Saxony and besieged the Prussian-occupied fortress of Wittenberg. The Prussian Lieutenant General von Hülsen desperately tried with his troops to force relief and repel the besiegers. The battle ended after heavy artillery fire with a Prussian retreat, whereupon the fortress of Wittenberg had to capitulate shortly thereafter. The large ribbon cartouche on the right side provides you with all the commercially relevant historical facts: Title: „PLAN of the Action near WITTENBERG on October 2, 1760, between the Imperial and Reich Army and the Prussian Corps of Lieutenant General von Hülsen.“ Actors & Commanders: The allied Imperial and Reich Army (including the Russian-Imperial Luzinsky's Corps mentioned in the text) against the Prussian Corps under Lieutenant General Johann Dietrich von Hülsen. Details of the „Explication“: The text describes in detail the Prussian camp from September 30 (A), an „astonishing cannonade“ (H/K), and the evening retreat of the Prussians (L) after they had set fire to the villages of Teuchel and Dobien to cover their withdrawal. Geographical Highlights on the sheet: Bottom left shows the edge of the city of Wittenberg on the Elbe. The battlefield extends over the surrounding towns of Dobien, Teuchel (Teuchel), Trajuhn (Tragun), Schmockau (Schmockau), Apollensdorf (Schabendorf), Braunsdorf (Braunsdorf), Reinsdorf (Regnsdorf), Labetz (Labetz), Abtsdorf (Absdorf), Wüstemark (Wüstigk), Weddin (Weldendorf) as well as the fortified city of Zahna top right. Publisher: Fully signed bottom right in the corner with „Nürnberg in der Raspischen Buchhandlung“ (series „Neues Kriegs-Theater“, numbered No. 73 top right). Condition II