In this picture, a conservator at the National Army Museum in London holds the skull of Marengo, the most famous of the horses that belonged to French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Named after Napoleon’s victory over the Austrian Empire at the…
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![TOP Human remains discovered at the Mont Saint Jean farm complex. Team members, including military veterans [above], excavated the site at Waterloo this summer.](https://i0.wp.com/the-past.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/post-1_image0.jpg?fit=768%2C537&ssl=1)
The latest discoveries – including parts of at least three horses, one of which looks nearly complete, and the skull and arm of a soldier – are incredibly rare finds.
The discovery was announced by Waterloo Uncovered, the archaeological charity which has returned to the battlefield site in Belgium for its first excavations there since 2019.
Bright blue skies and a view of the early 19th-century Thames skyline were revealed after layers of yellowed varnish were removed.
Napoleon in Exile at the Fusilier Museum in Bury tells the story of the military leader’s final years and will include several personal items which have never been on display in the UK before.
Gudin’s one-legged skeleton was found in the summer of 2019 in a park under the foundations of a dancefloor in Smolensk.