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Detecting a roman site today brought up a rare button of the 1st Reserve Company of the Departement du Seine et Oise. Thats Paris area. Napoleon called the Reserve Companies in on April 24. 1804. These Companies were used to guard penitentaries, Police shelters, protect poorhouses, but not interfere with the Police themself. The Reserve Companies were disbanded June/July 1814. The Company strenght was about 120 men.
Napoleon draw off men of the Reserve Companies to strenghten his active troops. One of these men must been in our neck of the woods between 1804 and 1814 during the French occupation here. And lost a button for me to find. Added a pic of a similar button of the 14th Legion.
More to read here: Despech Issue #3: The Reserve Companies of the Départements
Finds of the day were a couple Roman scrappies, broken off piece of a Roman lead stylus, other coins and the usual WWII rubbish.
Napoleon draw off men of the Reserve Companies to strenghten his active troops. One of these men must been in our neck of the woods between 1804 and 1814 during the French occupation here. And lost a button for me to find. Added a pic of a similar button of the 14th Legion.
More to read here: Despech Issue #3: The Reserve Companies of the Départements
Finds of the day were a couple Roman scrappies, broken off piece of a Roman lead stylus, other coins and the usual WWII rubbish.
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