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The soldiers and horses buried in Waterloo ‘gore pit’: Archaeologists find trench used to dispose of bodies and severed limbs at the site of former field hospital… and discover touching move taken to preserve dignity of the fallen

Daily Mail on September 11, 2024

The soldiers and horses buried in Waterloo 'gore pit': Archaeologists find trench used to dispose of bodies and severed limbs at the site of former field hospital... and discover touching move taken to preserve dignity of the fallen

This month, veterans will join in with the excavations at the site to attempt to find out what happened to the remains of some 20,000 men who died at the Battle

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Publish date : 2024-09-11 08:15:20

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