See web site http://norbert.hames.com/ and select Napoleon or go direct to (http://norbert.hames.com/Napoleon/Sommairetml). The researcher has extracted data on Luxembourg soldiers in Napoleons Army from a book by Charles SCHAACK, called "The Luxembourgers Soldiers of France, 1792-1815". The page is in french, but select "C" for the searchable database. Items "D" and "E" provide explanations of codes/symbols used in the book. Use Alta Vista for needed translations. There is a Molitor born 1790, from Born, Luxembourg in the database but did not go by "Matthias" ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 8:28 PM Subject: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Re: Napoleon's Army > To Joe and everyone else: > > My g-g-grandfather's headstone says he, Matthias Molitor, was a veteran of > the German liberation from 1808 to 1815, "Veteran aus von Deutschen > Befrieungs K.......(I can't read the rest of a long word) von 1808 bis 1815 > ruler Napoleon." > > Family lore (and a turn-of-the-century newspaper article) says he served > under General Bernadotte, later Carl Johan - King of Sweden and Norway. > Further, he was with the French Army when it invaded Russia in 1812, > witnessed the burning of Moscow and survived the fatal retreat of the French > out of Russia. After the disastrous Russian campaign he participated in > combat engagements at Leipzig, Hanman, and finally in the bloody battle at > Waterloo......However, we have no proof. > > He arrived in Houston County, Minnesota, in 1858. He died there in 1883 and > is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Caledonia, MN. He was born 1790 in BORN, > LUX. > > So, as you can see, I would love to find any record of his military service. > > Karen Langer > Laguna Niguel, CA > > From: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > Hello, > > Since we all have family that was probably involved in one way or another > with this, did the French government keep records of the men's names who > march to Moscow in 1812? Our part of the Rheinland/Rhineland was under > French control at this time and undoubtedly, many of Napoleon's soldiers > would have been drafted from this area as well as France. > > I am asking in behalf of my second cousin whose ancestor died after > Napoleon's retreat and she is looking to obtain some kind of proof of this. > > Would appreciate to hear any thoughts on this matter. > > Mit freundlich Grüßen, > > Joe Miller >