Posted on 07/12/2019 12:18:24 PM PDT by NorseViking
An excavation in a peculiar place under the foundation of a dance floor in Russia has uncovered the remains of one of Napoleon Bonaparte's favorite generals: a one-legged man who was killed by a cannonball more than 200 years ago, news sources report.
Gen. Charles Etienne Gudin fought with Napoleon during the failed French invasion of Russia in 1812. On July 6 of this year, an international team of French and Russian archaeologists discovered what are believed to be his remains, in Smolensk, a city about 250 miles (400 kilometers) west of Moscow, according to Reuters.
After his death at age 44 on Aug. 22, 1812, Gudin got star treatment. His name was inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, his bust was placed at the Palace of Versailles, a Paris street was named after him and, as a sentimental gesture, his heart was removed from his body and placed in a chapel at the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. [Photos: Archaeologists Excavate Battlefield from Napoleonic Wars]
The researchers said that several clues suggested that the skeleton they found under the dance floor belongs to Gudin, who had known Napoleon since childhood. Both men attended the Military School in Brienne, in France's Champagne region. Upon hearing of Gudin's death, Napoleon reportedly cried and ordered that his friend's name be engraved on the Arc de Triomphe, according to Euronews.
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Vladimir Leanin’
Already people have him pegged.
If the remains are identified as General Gudin’s, hopefully, they will be returned to France.
Ya got nothin, eh?
;)
How do they really know this corpse was the General? I don’t think they’ve got a leg to stand on.
get him a job at IHOP
That’s where the term “busier than a one- legged tap dancer” originated. Leave it to the Russians
I miss FRiday Funnies. You?
Lol
I don’t know what happened to that person. Just disappeared...
Lucky did the silliness thread for years but needed to retire it.
https://www.freerepublic.com/~lucky9teen/
Oh yeah, the silliness thread. Last one in search:
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3661569/posts
I enjoyed jumping on there from time-to-time.
And then she disappeared.
She asked if anyone wanted to take it over.
It is a lot of work. I subbed in a couple times when she was on vacations.
I know. I live for it!
the remains are identified as General Gudins, hopefully, they will be returned to France.
You do know that slavery was still legal in France of 1812?
Did his family own any slaves?
This is not a headline you see every day!
"After his death at age 44 on Aug. 22, 1812, Gudin got star treatment. His name was inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, his bust was placed at the Palace of Versailles, a Paris street was named after him and, as a sentimental gesture, his heart was removed from his body and placed in a chapel at the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. "
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