When was it published?

November 20, 1856 in New Orleans Daily Creole

Foreign News November 20, 1856

New Orleans Daily Creole

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Prussian Manoeuvres, Rhine Bridge, Boat Bridge Construction, Military Testing

New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana

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What is this article about?

Prussian troops began grand military maneuvers on the 13th at Saint Goar on the Rhine, constructing a 425-foot boat bridge completed in three hours, which passed solidity tests with troops and wagons before rapid disassembly.

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Prussian Military Manoeuvres. The grand manoeuvres of the Prussian troops, so long announced, commenced on the 13th, at Saint Goar, on the Rhine. They consisted, on that day, of the construction of a bridge of boats 425 feet long over the Rhine. It was completed in three hours. To test its solidity, bodies of troops and heavy baggage wagons were marched over it, and 600 men were made to stand in the middle of it, and to mark time by stepping. It remained perfectly firm in each experiment. It was afterwards taken to pieces with great rapidity.

What sub-type of article is it?

Military Campaign

What keywords are associated?

Prussian Manoeuvres Rhine Bridge Boat Bridge Construction Military Testing

Where did it happen?

Saint Goar, On The Rhine

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Primary Location

Saint Goar, On The Rhine

Event Date

The 13th

Outcome

bridge completed in three hours, tested successfully with troops, wagons, and 600 men standing and marking time; remained firm and was disassembled rapidly.

Event Details

The grand manoeuvres of the Prussian troops commenced on the 13th at Saint Goar on the Rhine, consisting of the construction of a bridge of boats 425 feet long over the Rhine, completed in three hours. Troops and heavy baggage wagons marched over it, and 600 men stood in the middle marking time; it remained perfectly firm. It was then taken to pieces with great rapidity.