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DENNEWITZ , a See also: village of See also: Germany, in the Prussian province of See also: Brandenburg, near Juterbog, 4o m
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S.W. from Berlin
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It is memorable as the scene of a decisive See also: battle on the 6th of See also: September 1813, in which Marshal See also: Ney, with an army of 58,000 French, See also: Saxons and Poles, was defeated with See also: great loss by 50,000 Prussians under Generals Billow (afterwards Count Billow of Dennewitz) and Tauentzien
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The site of the battle is marked by an iron 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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