The Raging Neisse
[Dodge, Lt Col Theodore Ayrault. ''Napoleon: A History of the Art of War. Vol. IV'', 2014] ( pl, Nysa Szalona, or ''Jauersche Neiße'') is a
river
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in
Poland
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. It has a length of about and flows into the
Kaczawa (Katzbach), which in turn flows into the
Oder. Its largest tributary is the
Little Neisse
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The Raging Neisse rises at a height of on the western side of a mountain called the
Kokosz
Kokosz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malanów, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship
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on the
Waldenburg Heights. It flows down through the lowlands among the foothills of the
Sudetes and the heights of
Hainau, through the towns of
Bolków (''Bolkenhain'') and
Jawor (''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
Battle of Katzbach
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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
Battle of Katzbach
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when fleeing French troops being pursued by
Marschall Blücher were driven into the
Katzbach and Raging Neisse rivers which were swollen as the result of a thunderstorm.
Footnotes
References
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''.
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Rivers of Poland