Print Description
‘GEFECHT BEI STRASSBURG, DEN 28. JUNI 1815.’
This original antique plate shows the Battle of La Suffel, it was a French victory over Austrian forces and the last French pitched battle victory in the Napoleonic Wars. It was fought on 28 June 1815 at Souffelweyersheim and Hoenheim, near Strasbourg.
Made by Anonymous after von Rothenburg.
Steel engraving on wove (vellin) paper.
Condition: good, given age. Paper slightly browned and some foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
BATTLE OF STRASBOURG-FRANCE
PCO-BOX-ROTHENBURG
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
From: ‘Schlachten-Atlas’, by Friedrich Rudolf von Rothenburg, published in 18 ed. from 1837-1853. This work covers plans and descriptions of important military battles that took place between the year 357 (Strassburg) and 1831 (Ostroleka). Exact ed. unknown. Set contains original plan and original descriptive text pages.
Reference: Engelmann 77; Graesse VI.
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