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Dutch Find 18th Century British Cemetery

Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 8:40 am

by Minimalist

Based on location and timing, it dates from the War of the First Coalition against France.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61391848

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Re: Dutch Find 18th Century British Cemetery

Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 12:43 pm

by Simon21

No surprise. It's now been found that Napoleon's army was rotten with typhus etc before he got to Moscow.