Apelstein 23
Apelstein 23 stands in Leipzig’s Lindenau district, marking a French position from the Battle of Leipzig. The granite memorial commemorates General Count Henri Gatien Bertrand and his Fourth French Corps, which numbered about 10,000 soldiers on 16 October 1813.
Dr. Theodor Apel erected the first sandstone marker in 1862 near the old Felsenkeller in Plagwitz, paying for it himself. A granite copy replaced that version in 1908 and now rises about 1.35 metres beside Karl-Heine-Straße and the park. The wider Apelstein series traces French and Allied positions across Leipzig and its surrounding communities, with 44 stones originally installed between 1861 and 1864.
Look for the inscriptions on both sides: the south face identifies the fighting at Lindenau, while the north face records Bertrand, the Fourth Corps, 10,000 men and marker 23. The letter “N” means Napoleon, not north, and signals the French position.
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