Napoleon's Hill

Local namePajiesio piliakalnis
LocationKaunas, Lithuania

Napoleon's hill, actually Jiesia hill fort mound is located in Kaunas, Lithuania, on the left bank of the Nemunas, between the Panemunė and Railway bridges. It is 63.3 meters high. Since the 19th century, it has been named Napoleon's hill.

From this hill Napoleon Bonaparte watched his Grande Armée crossing the Neman during the French invasion of Russia on 24/25 June 1812; according to his orders two bridges were built to the left of the Jiesia and one in front of the hill, each 300 m apart.

According to the memoirs of contemporaries, on 23 June 1812. Napoleon Bonaparte arrived at the Nemunas River, near Panemunė, where the 6th Polish cavalry regiment was stationed.

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The boasted crossing of… @ artists CLARK, John Heaveside, dit Waterloo Clark (c.1770-1863) and DUBOURG, M. (19th century)

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon's_Hill

Official Website http://piliakalniai.lt/piliakalnis.php?piliakalnis_id=157

Address 46005, Lithuania

Coordinates 54°51'40" N 23°55'40.7" E

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