Thanks to social media this is one of the most famous battlefield relics from Napoleonic era. It captures the moment of a man's death. It is not a joke or a Monty Python sketch about a scratch. It might not seem so funny if we knew more about the man

Dan Carlin @hardcorehistory · Jan 5, 2022

This is a great thread. Finally explains the back story that goes with this famous artifact.

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