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DNA reveals 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 beginning of the end for his empire and personal dominance in Europe, with about 300,

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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

American Council on Science and Health

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 ...

The bug that defeated Napoleon's army in Russia isn't what we thought

One of the first events to signal the collapse of Napoleon's reign was his crushing defeat after an invasion of Russia in ...

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