On this french blog you can see this interesting horror little history.
At the beginning he wrote:
"From the diary of Lieutenant Vladimirescu Carlstadt-Lican of the Regiment Croatina Tudor:
"May 4th 1758: The next four days we patroll these desolate regions in pursuit of the Prussians. Not a trace of the soldiers of Frederick. The only villages we passed through were completely abandoned, as if man and beast had suddenly taken flight.
May 7, 1758: Yesterday, late at afternoon we finally spotted the enemy. After a brief firefight, the Feldjäger fled. My men were exhausted, it was late, we decided to camp there. The proximity of the enemy making men anxious, I doubled the guard.
At night, a sentry post was attacked by a giant wolf.!!…
See the pictures and the horror history at the end of the page.
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The french tittle is "Dans les ténébres du siècle des lumières"
And if you want to read more (not only see the pictures) you can used
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Hoppe you enjoy the tale.
Amicalement
Armand
