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In the the film Les Miserables, during funeral procession there were soldiers on foot who seemed to continue marching next to the casket when it was stormed. Who were these soldiers and why did they act that way, rather than trying to fight the revolutionaries off or break off with the calvary?

by /u/WarPig262 in /r/AskHistorians

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