The Prussian heroine. Johanna Katharina Elisabeth Stegen, from 1817 Johanna Hindersin (* 11 January 1793 in Lüneburg; 12 January 1842 in Berlin), became known as the heroine of Lüneburg. During the Wars of Liberation, on 2 April 1813, there was a battle near Lüneburg between Napoleonic troops and the fusiliers and volunteer hunters of the 1st Pomeranian Infantry Regiment. When the Prussian regiment threatened to run out of ammunition during the battle, Johanna Stegen supplied the soldiers with bullets and gunpowder (paper cartridges), which she had collected from an overturned ammunition wagon left behind by the French and carried in her apron. This deed, which is said to have contributed significantly to the victory of the Prussian troops, made her known as the Hero Girl of Lüneburg.
Group
Flat Figure(s)
Condition
unpainted
Scale
Size 30 mm
Material
Pewter-Alloy 55%Sn 39%Pb 6%Sb
Parts
3 parts
Time
Napoleonic
Nationality/Location
Prussia
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
