The recent discovery of limbs at the battlefield of Waterloo sheds light on the brutality of the 1815 battle, where 20,000 men lost their lives. Excavations at a field hospital site in Belgium uncovered 15 amputated limbs, horse skeletons, and evidence of cows butchered for food. Archaeologists found a burial pit designed to clear the hospital of gore, a unique feature in Napoleonic battlefields. Historians estimate 500 limbs were amputated at this location, with sharp cuts indicating the harsh conditions soldiers faced. (newser)