One Misidentified Body Scrambled Napoleon's Command
Napoleonic Era

One Misidentified Body Scrambled Napoleon's Command

A battlefield surgeon's misidentification of a dead marshal changed the entire French chain of command, hours before the most decisive moment of the battle.

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Napoleonic Wars19th CenturyWestern EuropeBelgiumMilitary HistoryBattlefield CommandWaterlooFrench Empire

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