The lost grave of Napoleons childhood friend has turned up in a Russian provincial town

The lost grave of Napoleon s childhood friend has turned up in a Russian provincial town. The iconic General Gudin was killed during France s invasion of Russia in 1812. He was buried in Smolensk, although the burial site was lost for two centuries. That is, until 2019, when a joint archaeological team was finally able to determine the right location after examining the memoirs of battle participants. According to one of the expedition s scientists, Alexander Khokhlov, It wasn t a onein100 chance; it was onein1, 000 What exact clues helped the team in its quest for Gudin s longlost grave Find My General, 2020, Russia, France Join Documentary Planet for more Источник: Documentary Planet t. me, documentaryplanet