Reichshoffen Cuirassiers Memorial Monument

This monument, built in 1873, pays tribute to the cuirassiers who died during the Battle of Reichshoffen on August 6, 1870.

On its side faces are engraved the names of the regiments involved: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 8th cuirassier regiments, 2nd and 6th lancer regiments, 1st spahi regiment, as well as several artillery, hunter, engineer, and infantry units.

Created by sculptor François Lempereur, originally from Argenteuil, and the brothers Joseph and Edmond Brunel, the work bears the artists' signatures.