200-year-old intact remains of soldier discovered at Waterloo

June 13, 2012 11:59

In one of the best ever war finds, the intact remains of a young British soldier have been discovered at Waterloo, almost 200 years after Prussian
and English troops defeated Napoleon. The bones of the soldier, believed to have died on June 18, 1815, were found buried 15 inches below thick mud in the battlefield, Daily Mail reported.

The skeleton of the young trooper, who is likely to be from one of the Duke of Wellington's regiments, was unearthed lying on his back with the musket ball that killed him still between his ribs in the Belgian battlefield. Archaeologists hope his possessions, including coins, a spoon, a leather strap and a piece of wood possibly a rifle butt - carved with the initials CB, might help them identify the skeleton.

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