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Major Von Schill. Ferdinand Baptista von Schill (1776-1809). A Prussian soldier and patriot who raised a rebellion against France, during the Napoleonic wars. Schill was killed in a battle with Danish and Dutch troops under French command, in the town of Stralsund. Schill's body was decapitated. The corpse was dumped in an unmarked grave in Stralsund. The head was sent to Jerome Bonaparte. Sketch of the Life of Ferdinand von Schill. 1810. Source: 010709.i.74 volume 3, plate 9. Language: English.

Major Von Schill. Ferdinand Baptista von Schill (1776-1809). A Prussian soldier and patriot who raised a rebellion against France, during the Napoleonic wars. Schill was killed in a battle with Danish and Dutch troops under French command, in the town of Stralsund. Schill's body was decapitated. The corpse was dumped in an unmarked grave in Stralsund. The head was sent to Jerome Bonaparte. Sketch of the Life of Ferdinand von Schill. 1810. Source: 010709.i.74 volume 3, plate 9. Language: English.
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Major Von Schill. Ferdinand Baptista von Schill (1776-1809). A Prussian soldier and patriot who raised a rebellion against France, during the Napoleonic wars. Schill was killed in a battle with Danish and Dutch troops under French command, in the town of Stralsund. Schill's body was decapitated. The corpse was dumped in an unmarked grave in Stralsund. The head was sent to Jerome Bonaparte. Sketch of the Life of Ferdinand von Schill. 1810. Source: 010709.i.74 volume 3, plate 9. Language: English.
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