"Napoleonic skeletons unearthed in Frankfurt" Topic
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| Tango01 | 18 Sep 2015 12:01 p.m. PST |
"Construction work in the German city of Frankfurt has unearthed the skeletons of 200 French soldiers from the army of Napoleon Bonaparte, experts say. Olaf Cunitz, the city's head of planning, said the soldiers were believed to be from Napoleon's Grand Army retreating from Russia in 1813. He said they had probably died from battle wounds or from typhus. Battles fought near Frankfurt in 1813 claimed 15,000 lives, Mr Cunitz added…"
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Ligniere  | 19 Sep 2015 7:25 p.m. PST |
Odd that the bodies were buried in coffins.
Most of the poor souls that succumbed to typhus or wounds would have been tossed into communal pits.
Perhaps these were officer status victims. |
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