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| Memel in 2002 it was executed 750 years. |
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In August of 2001 Riga marked the 800-anniversary. It was unforgettable warm and the sunny days filled with an emotional atmosphere, reigning on streets of city. The holiday has passed without participation of the Riga group of reconstruction, on old town marched and the Swedish soldiers of king Charles XII. showed the fighting training
To a holiday of Klaipeda - 750 (Memel) we were invited by our comrades - Prussian dragoons (LITTHAUISCHEN DRAGONER-REGIMENT PRINZ ALBRECHT VON PREUSSEN). In old town were two customs toll-gates and all interested person put stamps. Among numerous visitors of a holiday was also the president of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga, and also on customs toll-gates was noticed by the Cavalier of the Award of the Honour Legion president A/S "ALDARIS" V.Gavrilov. In the evening a festival, numerous concerts and discos, night fireworks. Klaipeda did not see such quantity of visitors for a long time. For visitors of a Klaipeda on next day was prepared a spectacle from life of XIX century which actions took place about a citadel on old fishing farm. 1807 year, behind cold and hungry winter, bloody Eilau, Fridland and Tilzit pax. The French in Prussia and together with Prussians put things in order on the Prussian grounds. A cold, famine, severe conditions of life, a delay with payment of the salaries compelled to leave the soldier the regiments and to think of the livelihood. On the country search commands searched and returned deserters and maraders in build. With leaders of gangs acted simply - execution. The band of maraders from different regiments of Great Army has decided to profit on fishing farm near to Memel citadel. The family of the fisherman prepared to welcome Prussian queen Luiza, which should proceed with group of eskort and inhabitants Memel in a citadel on Kursk Foreland and was extremely surprised to unexpected occurrence a band of maraders . War was finished, the world was declared, people adjusted the life and nobody would like return to terrible military times. Sons of the fisherman have rushed on protection of mother and sisters, one tried to run behind the help. The shot was distributed, the fishing son, farly from being having escaped, has fallen knocked down by a bullet an arrow, women have begun to sob and the robbery of a house began. From words of farmers maraders have understood, that soon they can be prevented by group eskort of queen and have sent picket to road. The band to consist basically from veterans of Polish and French regiments, well familiar with militarian craft and sure in the forces to consult with small group of eskort queen. The wine from cellars warmed up their fighting spirit. And it will be possible to grasp queen Luiza? But not for long time proceeded expectation. On the road appear the queen's train and a band decided to give fight instead of with stolen to hasten to be covered in a wood has appeared. All prepared for fight, charged muskets. One from women of fishing family through a back court yard has escaped from farm and has rushed to legs to queen with requests about the help and to rescue of relatives, the story all about a band of maraders. Eskort of queen entered into group Prussian dragoons, at support of the gun and French the mid-flight command borrowed with search of deserters. Hoping on the quantitative superiority and a fast victory, the commander Prussian the dragoon has led the group in attack. Maraders have admitted the opponent on close distance, gave a terrible volley, and have safely rushed in bayonet attack, sweeping away all on the way. For some seconds fight was completed. Attacking, having left wounded and killed on farm retired to prepare for new attack. Exclamations of pleasure were quickly replaced with feelings of danger when maraders have seen, that for repeated attack prepared for the instrument. All have rushed to rescue the stolen things but to escape already was late. It was necessary to choose - to surrender and be shameful shoot or as soldier to be lost in fight. Accepting fight, maraders borrowed new positions. Arrows tried to beat out aim shots canoniers of gun, but not numerous cavalrymen forced maraders to be hidden by courageous attacks for fence. Among the polish-french speech and abuse the volley of the instrument and the first losses among maraders was distributed. Position desperate, one of maraders is compelled to finish the hardly wounded comrade - to him a hedgehog to not survive. Not wishing the following death, the commander the dragoon with a flag of truce goes on a meeting to the staying and offers them to surrender, on what in the answer receives refusal and insults. The new volley and from a fighting fuse maraders did not remain also a trace to be rescued by flight already there is no opportunity. Only a captivity. Now everyone thinks more of the rescue, than about the friends and comrades. Wounded Polish fusilier transfer to a cellar and as the instigator - to shoot, and the staying deserters dress in uniforms and put in build. The shame him should be washed off in the future battles. Severe everyday lives of war are those, and groups of reconstruction try to recreate the forgotten pages of a history. Participants spectacle from Riga: Oleg Bogatov, Igor Graholski, Alexey Linkevich, Oleg Ejzhvertin, Roman Merenjanu, Dyns Merirands, Gunar Dombrovski, Jury Kulik, Alexey Sergeev, Olga Bulycheva, Nadejda Armanova, Jacklina & Katrina Graholski |
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