The 1913 Bülow memorial in Dennewitz

Two figures stand on a light granite pedestal in Dennewitz, cast in bronze and dressed in 19th-century clothing. One figure kneels while the other stands, representing Count Bülow and the poet Ernst Moritz Arndt. The memorial, situated on the Anger between the village church and the village street, is surrounded by a wrought-iron fence and linden trees.

Sculpted by Victor Seifert and built in 1913, the monument commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Dennewitz. During the Wars of Liberation on September 6, 1813, Prussian forces led by Friedrich Wilhelm von Bülow and Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien defeated the French army and its Saxon allies under Marshal Michel Ney. This victory prevented Napoleon from advancing toward Berlin. The battle resulted in approximately 10,500 Prussian casualties, wounded, or prisoners, and approximately 23,000 French casualties.

The monument portrays Bülow's military feat in a glorified manner. The front relief plate on the pedestal features a portrait of Bülow accompanied by a poem by E.M. Arndt: "Auf, mutig drein und nimmer bleich, / denn Gott ist allenthalben! / Die Freiheit und das Himmelreich / gewinnen keine Halben." The back relief plate shows combat scenes with the local inscription: "Man drup, dat geiht fört Vaderland! / Errichtet zur Jahrhundertfeier 1913".

Located in the municipality of Niedergörsdorf, the site also holds the Tauentzienstein and a memorial cross for the fallen of the battle. The monument stands as a lasting tribute to the figures of the era, blending the military history of the Prussian leadership with the poetry of Arndt, who took part in the fight against Napoleon.

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