| The Soldiers | |
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&sq=Bangladesh&lang=en&file=File:De_Die_Soldaten_(1776)_JMR_Lenz_001.jpg) Title page of the first edition, 1776 | |
| Original title | Die Soldaten |
| Written by | Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz |
| Date premiered | 9 December 1863, Vienna |
| Original language | German |
| Genre | Tragicomedy |
| Setting | French Flanders, 1775 |
The Soldiers (German: Die Soldaten) is a 1776 Tragicomedy play by Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz. The play was influenced by the works of William Shakespeare and can be attributed to the Sturm und Drang literary movement.
The events of the play take place in "French Flanders" and centre around a girl who courts an officer. After he breaks off their relationship, she is branded as a whore by society.