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DENNEWITZ , a See also:village of See also:Germany, in the Prussian See also:province of See also:Brandenburg, near Juterbog, 4o m . S.W. from See also:Berlin . It is memorable as the See also:scene of a decisive See also:battle on the 6th of See also:September 1813, in which See also:Marshal See also:Ney, with an See also:army of 58,000 See also:French, See also:Saxons and Poles, was defeated with See also:great loss by 50,000 Prussians under Generals Billow (afterwards See also:Count Billow of Dennewitz) and Tauentzien . The site of the battle is marked by an See also:iron See also:obelisk . |
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How did the village of Dennewitz get it's name? My ancestors came from the villages of Hautaroda, Erfurt. Homer A. Dennewitz Rockville, Maryland USA
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