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DNA, Napoleon and Russia

DNA reveals what killed Napoleon's soldiers during their disastrous retreat from Russia in 1812

"Our study … provides the first direct evidence that paratyphoid fever contributed to the deaths of Napoleonic soldiers during their catastrophic retreat from Russia," the researchers wrote in the pa...

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Ancient DNA Reveals New Diseases behind Napoleon’s 1812 Russian Retreat

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

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Multiple diseases may have devastated Napoleon’s army in 1812

Now, researchers have found evidence in the DNA remains of the soldiers that there may have been multiple diseases that devastated the army, including two previously undetected types of bacteria.

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How Napoleon’s army met its doom: DNA reveals surprise illnesses had a role

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Napoleon’s retreating army may have been plagued by these microbes

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Napoleon's Army Collapsed From Typhoid, Relapsing Fever, Study Finds

In the summer of 1812, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte led approximately 500,000 soldiers on a campaign to conquer Russia but suffered a devastating defeat. It is widely reported that a significant portion of the French army perished that winter.