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In English:
The Böblinger Galgenberg is an historic site.
On May 12th in 1525 chose a piece of southwest German history!
This series with 5 caches you want to draw attention to. Truchsess George von Waldburg had "Schwäbische Bund" of the contract, the carnage of Weinsberg to avenge (on April 16th, 1525 the peasants there had attacked the castle and massacred the Count and other nobles). He therefore marched with his army in the duchy of Württemberg, captured on May 10th the Lord of peasants occupied the mountain and moved to Boblingen further. On May 12th was there for the decisive battle. The peasants were in Böblingen about 12,000 men gathered. Böblingen, the first with the peasants, has changed the fronts and enabled the artillery of the Truchsess the "Schwäbischen Bund"-government to the city in favorable position. The peasants were in the battle after tactical maneuvers clumsy from the strong artillery shooting together. After a single riderattack the army of the peasants escape into the wild flight. With the battle of Böblingen was the uprising in Württemberg ended. The three thousand peasants were killed and the Schwäbische Bund took cruel revenge on all those who had supported the uprising.
Böblingen, has the first German Peasants' War Museum as a home museum.
Lost crowd (Verlorener Haufen) was a special troop of "Landsknechten" - or even here peasants - who are not in the battle order was entered, but before Force, a major battle led dispersed. For the second series came out and put them in front of the first, what the surprise element of attack was formed. In attack, they should surprise the enemy and the columns after pushing a lane through the enemy Karrees cut. Another Task was to make the enemy and to lure it in the scope of the behind violence crowd ("Gewalthaufen"), the main force to bring. They contributed in some battles the blood flag. In defense, it was their task to the first rush and stopping the opponent's battle line in disorder bring.
In Böblinger case - in morning on May 12th, 1525, this "Lost crowd" stand here and a little further down on the Galgenberg - the violence crowd on the Sindelfingen Goldberg. Truchsess George was not yet in the city. A first attempt to move the Schwäbischen Bund was lost from the Verlorenen Haufen frustrated. Because of the swampy terrain between Böblingen and Sindelfingen Truchsess George was unable to make the peasants using the frontal Cavalry attack. Only when the Truchsess with violence after admission Boblingen had received (see # 2-Truchseß), could the Schwäbische Bund his four light pieces of artillery bring height position behind the upper gate. When they were fired against the peasants, turned to their "lost crowd" to flee, and soon also pointed to the "violence crowd." Previously, the cavalry of Truchsess already on the gallows hill position.
The Cache # 1 is located in a residential area, so be careful with Muggels revenue. Nevertheless, it is relatively at rest to raise it. Please bring pen and the cache back to the original state back - well sealed! Don't forget to note the key letter on top of the log.
Happy hunting! Wolfjacob
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