Two hundred years ago, a bloody battle in Belgium—50,000 casualties in one day—put an end to the Napoleonic era even as it perpetuated the idea of total war.

The return to France of the remains of Napoleonic General Charles-Etienne Gudin, who was killed in action near Smolensk in 1812, marks the latest chapter in a yearslong recovery project.

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An aristocrat by birth, Gudin was a veteran of both the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. He attended the same military school as Napoleon, and is believed to have been one of the French ...

Coalition warfare was an inherent feature of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. While national histories tend to overlook this aspect, coalition diplomacy formed a crucial part of Britain's war ...

France receives remains of Napoleonic general from Russia. 13 July 2021. Share Save. ... An aristocrat by birth, Gudin was a veteran of both the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.

France receives remains of Napoleonic general from Russia. Image source, AFP. ... Gudin, aged 44, was hit by a cannonball near the city of Smolensk during the French invasion of Russia in 1812.