Remains of Napoleonic general brought back to France from Russia after more than 200 years

South China Morning Post - World·2021-07-14 07:04

Charles Etienne Gudin de la Sablonniere lost a leg during a battle near the western Russian city of Smolensk in 1812 and died several days later

After a lengthy hunt for the grave by archaeologists in Russia, the remains were welcomed back at the Bourget airport north of Paris

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