"Wagram Mass Grave Being Studied" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 08 Jun 2018 5:52 p.m. PST |
According to some estimates, 55,000 soldiers died when Napoleon Bonaparte's troops clashed with the Austrian army during the Battle of Wagram between July 5 and 6, 1809. Many of them were buried directly on the plain, and for the first time, archaeologists are systematically excavating the battlefield… link |
| forwardmarchstudios | 08 Jun 2018 6:25 p.m. PST |
"Crushed" is a bit harsh… |
| bobspruster | 09 Jun 2018 4:07 a.m. PST |
I should be in the area next May, but it sounds like the dig will be over by then… |
| John Edmundson | 09 Jun 2018 8:30 p.m. PST |
I suppose the individuals in the mass grave probably felt a bit crushed by their experience . . . Wagram itself wasn't exactly up there with Napoleon's most impressive performances but the strategic outcome – significant loss of territory and a pretty humiliating treaty – was crushing for Austria-Hungary in the short term. It is an interesting article, especially for what the research could reveal about the soldiers of the day. Cheers,
John |
| Edwulf | 10 Jun 2018 6:23 a.m. PST |
55 000 dead? So that would mean about 300 000 Wounded? |
Lambert  | 11 Jun 2018 1:06 p.m. PST |
Interesting article, thanks Bill |
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