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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.

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

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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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