DNA reveals the diseases that devastated Napoleon's doomed army

Researchers who analyzed DNA from the teeth of soldiers who died during the retreat from Moscow say they have identified two ...
Los Angeles Times

A hat worn by Napoleon fetches $1.6 million at an auction of the French emperor’s belongings

PARIS — A faded and cracked felt hat worn by Napoléon Bonaparte fetched $1.6 million Sunday at an auction of the French emperor’s belongings The signature broad, black hat — one of a handful still in ...
North Country Public Radio

What killed Napoleon's army? Scientists find clues in DNA from fallen soldiers' teeth

In 1812, hundreds of thousands of men in Napoleon's army perished during their retreat from Russia. Researchers now believe a ...
CNN

Napoleon’s ornate flintlock pistols sell for $1.83 million

Two flintlock Gossard pistols once owned by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte have sold at auction for €1.69 million ($1.83 million). The guns were sold at French auction house Osenat in Fontainebleau ...
Artnet

A Hat That Napoleon Wore During the Battle of Jena Just Sold for $1.4 Million at Sotheby’s

A bicorne hat that once belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte just sold for €1.2 million ($1.4 million) at Sotheby’s. Believed to have been worn by the first French emperor on July 7, 1807, during a meeting ...
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Napoleon ‘was defeated by salmonella, not the Russians’, new study says

In 1812, Napoleon launched a disastrous invasion of Russia, resulting in the near-destruction of his Grande Armee. The defeat was largely blamed on the harsh Russian winter coupled with the enemy’s ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Napoleon’s Elaborately Decorated Pistols Sell for $1.8 Million at Auction

A pair of pistols once owned by Napoleon Bonaparte sold at auction over the weekend for roughly $1.8 million. But the ornate artifacts may be stuck in France, where the government has declared them ...