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On June 18, 1815, the fields of Waterloo ran red with the blood of up to 20,000 soldiers and tens of thousands of horses. Eyewitnesses described the chaos: mass graves dug in haste, bodies burned, the stench of war hanging heavy in the air. War leaves behind bodies—that’s the hard truth. But what happens when those bodies… disappear?

Over two centuries later, archaeologists have uncovered a haunting mystery: despite the scale of the slaughter, only two human skeletons and three horses have ever been found on the battlefield. So where, exactly, are the bones?

This story will take you beyond the battlefield and into the sugar factories, the farmlands, and the shadows of post-war Europe to uncover a chilling, forgotten story. You’ve heard of the Battle of Waterloo—but you've never heard this version.

This one will make you rethink everything you know about history, industry, and the disturbing afterlife of war.

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