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3 unusual facts about Louis Didier Jousselin


Louis Didier Jousselin

He built a three-kilometre-long bridge in less than three months during the Siege of Hamburg in 1813.

Hamburg was only surrendered when orders came from the French King following the fall of Napoleon.

He fortified the town and was recognised for the role he played in securing the city whilst it was under siege by the Russian Army and in containing a population who were not supportive of the French invaders.



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