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LION MONUMENT INSCRIPTIONS, LUCERNE

 
 

HELVETIORUM FIDEI AC VIRTUTI
The loyalty and bravery of the Swiss

DIE X AUGUSTI II ET III SEPTEMBRIS MDCCXCII
10. August, 2. and 3. September 1792

HAEC SUNT NOMINA EORUM QUI NE SACRAMENTI FIDEM FALLERENT
Honour roll of the soldiers, who, while upholding their oath of allegiance,

FORTISSIME PUGNANTES CECIDERUNT
Fell in the line of duty:

SOLERTI AMICORUM CURA CLADI SUPERFUERUNT
Survived the battle through the care and attention of friends:

DUCES XXVI
26 officers

DUCES XVI
16 officers

Maillardoz, Bachmann, Reding, Erlach, Salis-Zizers,
H. Diesbach, Gottrau, L. Zimmermann, Wild, Castelberg,
Gros, P. Glutz, S. Maillardoz, Ernest, Forestier,
Diesbach, Steinbrugg, Waltner, I. Maillardoz, Müller,
Montmollin, Castella, Orgemont, Caprez, Allemann,
Chollet, Boecking, Richter

H. Salis-Zizers, Dürler, Pfyffer-Altishofen,
E. Zimmermann, Repond, I. Zimmermann,
Deluze, A. Zimmermann, Glutz, Gibelin,
Maillardoz, De Ville, Constant-Rebecque,
Lacorbière, Forestier, Loretan.

MILITES CIRCITER DCCLX
approximately 760 soldiers

MILITES CIRCITER CCCL
approximately 350 soldiers

HUIUS REI GESTAE CIVES AERE COLLATO PERRENNE MONUMENTUM POSUERE
The citizens of Lucerne erected and funded this monument to commemorate this battle

STUDIO C. PFYFFER
Thanks to the efforts of Karl Pfyffer

ARTE A.THORVALDSEN
The design of Albert Thorwaldsen

OPERA L. AHORN
The execution by Lukas Ahorn

Source: Glacier Garden, Lucerne  
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