The Raging NeisseDodge, Lt Col Theodore Ayrault. ''Napoleon: A History of the Art of War. Vol. IV'', 2014 (, or ''Jauersche Neiße'') is a

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. It has a length of about and flows into the Kaczawa (Katzbach), which in turn flows into the

Oder The Oder ( ; Czech and ) is a river in Central Europe. It is Poland's second-longest river and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula and its largest tributary the Warta. The Oder rises in the Czech Republic and flows through wes ...

. Its largest tributary is the Little Neisse. The Raging Neisse rises at a height of on the western side of a mountain called the Kokosz on the Waldenburg Heights. It flows down through the lowlands among the foothills of the

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and the heights of Hainau, through the towns of

Bolków Bolków () is a town in Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Bolków and part of the '' Neisse-Nysa-Nisa'' Euroregion. Overview The town lies at ...

(''Bolkenhain'') and

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(''Jauer''). It then merges with the Kaczawa (''Katzbach'') at a height of not far from Jawor near the village of Slup (''Schlaup'') on the battlefield of the

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. During heavy rain and due to its mountainous character, the water level of this small river can rise by up to 2.5 metres or about 8 feet, whence its name, the "Raging" Neisse.

Napoleonic Wars

The river became famous as a result of the

when fleeing French troops being pursued by

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were driven into the Katzbach and Raging Neisse rivers which were swollen as the result of a thunderstorm.

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Literature

* {{cite book , last=Rose , first=John Holland , title=The Life of Napoleon I , volume=2 , publication-place=Vachendorf , date=2018 , isbn=978-1-5378-0950-2 , oclc=1189312780 * Henderson, Ernest F. (2015). ''Blücher And The Uprising Of Prussia Against Napoleon, 1806-1815''. * Dodge, Lt. Col. Theodore Ayrault Dodge (2014). ''Napoleon: a History of the Art of War''. 907 Rivers of Poland