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DNA reveals diseases that devastated Napoleon's doomed army

DNA From Dead Soldiers Sheds New Light on Napoleon’s Russian Nightmare

Researchers identify two pathogens in the remains of soldiers in Napoleon's army. Napoleon’s withdrawal from Russia in 1812 was one of history’s most disastrous retreats. New research bolsters the theory that diseases made the calamitous situation even worse.

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

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DNA reveals the diseases that devastated Napoleon's doomed army

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DNA from mass grave reveals pathogens that beset Napoleon's army in 1812

The retreat from Russia by Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Grande Armée in 1812 was a cataclysmic event that marked the ...

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Invisible Foes: The Microbial War Behind Napoleon’s Retreat

In the winter of 1812, Napoleon’s Grande Armée met its most devastating enemy—not the Russian army, but biology itself. As ...

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