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The Russian-French archaeological expedition is going to begin work at Vyazma next month, TASS reports. The burial of Napoleon’s soldiers who died during the retreat of the army in the autumn of 1812 is situated there. According to the vice-president of the development fund for Russian-French historical initiatives Maria Katasonova, the graves of soldiers of the 106th Regiment are situated near Vyazma.
Scientists from the two countries opened a joint project to study the history of the war of 1812 in late spring. For a month they worked in the Smolensk region, where the fierce battles of the Russian army with Napoleon took place.
The project is being implemented under the auspices of the French-Russian Trianon Dialogue forum, established on the initiative of the presidents of the two countries. The expedition was attended by the Foundation for the Development of Russian-French Historical Initiatives, the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Russian Military Historical Society.
Russkiy Mir reported that the remains of an officer who could be Napoleon's ally were discovered in Smolensk. With high probability, it can be argued that it is the remains of General Charles Etienne Gudin. The remains were found at the Royal Bastion, which was the site of fierce fighting in 1812. The bastion was created in the form of a five-pointed star, at the end of the XIX century there was a park there, which was named after the Smolensk governor Lopatin. Fragments of uniforms, weapons and coins were also found in the bastion. They were handed over for examination.
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