The remains of a French general killed during Napoleon’s disastrous Russia campaign returned to France on Monday more than 200 years after his death, the result of a lengthy hunt for his grave ...

The return to France of the remains of Napoleonic General Charles-Etienne Gudin, who was killed in action near Smolensk in 1812, marks the latest chapter in a yearslong recovery project.

People dressed in historical costumes of the French Army at Vnukovo International Airport outside Moscow, July 13, 2021, carry the remains of the Napoleon-era French general Charles-Etienne Gudin.

The general, who is buried in Templetrine Cemetery, Ballinspittle, joined the French army in 1792 and rose to become aide-de-camp to Napoleon six years later.