Rosetta Stone found by unknown French soldier, alerted his officer Pierre Francois Xavier Bouchard, "attached as a lieutenant to the Egyptian expeditionary force on 20 April 1798."
"a company of soldiers was assigned to clear an area next to Fort Julien at a place called Rosetta, located about 35 miles north of Alexandria "
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Date: 2016-01-24 05:30 pm (UTC)Rosetta Stone found by unknown French soldier, alerted his officer Pierre Francois Xavier Bouchard, "attached as a lieutenant to the Egyptian expeditionary force on 20 April 1798."
"a company of soldiers was assigned to clear an area next to Fort Julien at a place called Rosetta, located about 35 miles north of Alexandria "
http://www.unmuseum.org/rosetta1.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Fran%C3%A7ois_Bouchard