Thanks for sharing Jeff! Always amazing what can be discovered still to this day.
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| Author: | Jeff Mathes [ Tue Jul 13, 2021 6:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Napoleonic French General's Remains Returned To France |
A friend posted this on FB and I thought it might be of interest to the club. From the article: The one-legged skeleton of Charles-Étienne Gudin was found in a park under the foundations of a dance floor. His identity was confirmed by DNA. Gudin, aged 44, was hit by a cannonball near the city of Smolensk during the French invasion of Russia in 1812. He had to have his leg amputated and died of gangrene three days later. His heart was taken back to France to be buried. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57810139 |
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| Author: | Bill Peters [ Thu Jul 15, 2021 12:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Napoleonic French General's Remains Returned To France |
One of the finest commanders of the era. Thanks for sharing, Jeff. |
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| Author: | SLudwig [ Mon Jul 26, 2021 4:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Napoleonic French General's Remains Returned To France |
Thanks for sharing Jeff! Always amazing what can be discovered still to this day. |
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| Author: | Garret Fitzgerald [ Mon Jul 26, 2021 10:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Napoleonic French General's Remains Returned To France |
Gudin was an outstanding General. I'm happy they've returned him to France, where he heroically belongs. Vive l'emperor... |
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| Author: | Christian Hecht [ Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Napoleonic French General's Remains Returned To France |
A little background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles-Étienne_Gudin_de_La_Sablonnière |
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| Author: | Tim Cavallin [ Fri Jan 07, 2022 5:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Napoleonic French General's Remains Returned To France |
Some would say that Gudin was one of those select few French generals that may have eventually been awarded a Marshal's baton if the Empire stayed alive! Always a big fan of Gudin. Tim |
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