Le Figaro: DNA test will show whether in Russia found the remains of Napoleon's favorite General

In Russia, presumably, were found the remains of the deceased in 1812, General Cesar Charles Etienne Gudin de La Sablonniere, according to Le Figaro. As the newspaper notes, Güden enjoyed a special location of the French Emperor and, presumably, died in his arms. If the DNA analysis confirms the authenticity of the findings, the body of the commander will be transported to France and reburied in the House of the Disabled, the newspaper reports.
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Russia has discovered the remains of the deceased in 1812 Napoleon devotee of Cesar General Charles Etienne Gudin de La Sablonniere, according to Le Figaro. This "amazing discovery" was made by the Russian-French team of archaeologists in early July in Smolensk, where the battle of Valutina mountain took place, in which the commander died.

The skeleton, discovered by experts, had no left leg, and the bones on the right side were badly damaged. As reminds the edition, the General lost his leg as a result of being hit by enemy cannon balls on 19 August 1812 and died three days later from gangrene at the age of 44 years.

According to the curator of the Napoleon Museum in Brienne-Le-Chateau David Shanterann, the body of the General was found on the basis of a combination of three factors — information about the burial of high-ranking officials in this place, the absence of a foot and traces of gunshots, indicating that the funeral was held at the highest level.

According to Chanterenne, excavations on the site of the battle of Smolensk and battle of valutina mountain, are of undeniable scientific interest. The project is based on the Fund for the development of Russian-French historical initiatives, created by the French Pierre Malinovsky, who has a reputation as an approximate Vladimir Putin.

As the newspaper recalls, in the battle of August 1812 in the subordination of Gudin, the former, according to Napoleon, "one of the most outstanding officers in the army", were 10 thousand people and about 15 guns. According to rumors, Gudin died in the hands of the French Emperor.

At the same time, as the newspaper notes, confidence that the found remains belonged to Güden, yet. "The human brain always wants to believe in great discoveries, but to determine it can only scientific analysis" — reminiscent of Santaran. To do this, a descendant of the General should go to Russia to conduct a DNA analysis. It is reported that this operation will take from two to three months.

If the analysis gives complete information, the remains will be transported to France. It is planned to reburial the body of the General in the House of Disabled people — if the family of the commander gives his consent. According to Chanterenne, the descendants of the warlord always wanted to find the body of his ancestor and will be happy to return to France.

At the same time, the heart of Napoleon's confidant was returned to France by order of the Emperor and in 1822 was buried in the cemetery of Per-Lachaise. According to the newspaper, the name of the General is also engraved on the arc de Triomphe in Paris, and his bust can be seen in the battle gallery of Versailles.