Peeling off with their fingers.

[**The following is in regards to cannibalism among the French and allied troops retreating from the disastrous invasion of Russia.**] >There were several well-documented instances of cannibalism; [Kutuzov](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Kutuzov_by_Hopwood.jpg)’s British liaison officer Sir Robert Wilson saw that when groups of French were captured around a campfire, ‘many in these groups were employed in peeling off with their fingers and making a repast of the charred flesh of their comrades’ remains’. ___________________________ **Source:** [князь Михаи́л Илларио́нович Голени́щев-Куту́зов (Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Kutuzov) [French Invasion of Russia – Retreat and Losses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_invasion_of_Russia#Retreat_and_losses)