Fort) Ehrenbreitstein LCCN2014708575

51713 [3078N9]. Fort Ehrenbreitstein is just across the river from the monument to Kaiser William I. The sloping rock on which it rests is, at the top, 400 feet above the river, and is said to have been at one time a Roman fort. Ehrenbreitstein was beseiged unsuccessfully by the French in 1688, but in 1799, on account of the failure of provisions, its garrison had to surrender to them and the fortress was razed. Between 1816 and 1826 it was restored at a cost of 8,000,000 thalers. In the foreground is a pontoon bridge called the Bridge of Boats. Pvt. Elgie Fisher, Headquarters Company, One hundred and twenty-first Machine Gun Battalion. Ehrenbreitstein, Germany. January 7, 1919.

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