The first monument in memory of the Battle of Cēsis and the fallen Estonian soldiers
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Monument to Estonian soldiers who fell in the Battle of Cēsis. Source: Gita Memmēna, Vidzeme Tourism Association
Monument to Estonian soldiers who fell in the Battle of Cēsis. Source: Gita Memmēna, Vidzeme Tourism Association
The dedication of the monument at the graves of Estonian brothers who fell in the battles of Cēsis at Veselava cemetery on August 5, 1923. In the center at the monument is the President of Latvia, Jānis Čakste. Source: Tālis Pumpuriņš, Cēsis Museum of History and Art
Monument to Estonian soldiers who fell in the Battle of Cēsis. Source: Gita Memmēna, Vidzeme Tourism Association
Commemoration event for the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis at the Estonian fraternal tomb monument in Veselava cemetery in 2004. In 2000, the monument was supplemented with a plaque in Estonian. Tālis Pumpuriņš, Cēsis History and Art Museum
Soldiers' honor guard at the 85th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Cēsis at the Estonian Brothers' Grave Monument in Veselava Cemetery in 2004. Tālis Pumpuriņš, Cēsis History and Art Museum
1981. Source: Lost Latvia
Monument to Estonian soldiers who fell in the Battle of Cēsis. Source: Gita Memmēna, Vidzeme Tourism Association
Veselava cemetery chapel. Source: Gita Memmēna, Vidzeme Tourism Association
Information plaque at the monument. Source: Gita Memmēna, Vidzeme Tourism Association
Monument to Estonian soldiers who fell in the Battle of Cēsis. Source: Gita Memmēna, Vidzeme Tourism Association
 Veselavas pag., Cēsu nov., Latvia
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Located next to the Veselava cemetery chapel.

The first monument to commemorate the Battle of Cēsis and the fallen Estonian soldiers was unveiled on August 5, 1923.
Its opening was attended by the first President of the Republic of Latvia, Jānis Čakste, and the Estonian Ambassador to Latvia, Jūlijs Saljemā.

The cemetery contains the remains of 16 Estonian soldiers who fell in the battles of Cēsis with the Baltic Landeswehr and the Iron Division in June 1919. Four of them were later reburied in their homeland. The monument was built with donations collected from local residents. It was designed by craftsman Dāvis Gruzde, after the owner of the Ķikuri house, Kārlis Bierņš.

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Lismanis, J. 1915-1920. In memory of battles and fallen soldiers: Memorial sites of the First World War and the Latvian Liberation Struggle. Riga: NIMS, 1999
http://veselava.lv/i.php?id=53

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