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 ...

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

In 1812 Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Russia with one of the largest armies in history—the “Grande Armée” of about half a ...

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 ...

DNA analysis reveals likely pathogens that killed Napoleon’s army

Scholars have debated precisely what kinds of diseases ravaged Napoleon’s troops. New DNA analysis of some soldiers’ remains ...

DNA from Napoleon’s ill-fated 1812 army reveals what likely led to the soldiers’ demise

Researchers uncover two previously undetected bacteria in teeth from Napoleon’s soldiers, revealing a possible combination of ...

DNA from Napoleon's 1812 army identifies pathogens likely responsible for the army's demise during retreat from Russia

In the summer of 1812, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte led about half a million soldiers to invade the Russian Empire. But ...
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New DNA Evidence Reveals What Really Killed Napoleon’s Grand Army in 1812

When Napoleon Bonaparte led his Grand Army into Russia in 1812, he commanded the largest military force Europe had ever seen ...
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Napoleon’s 1812 Army Suffered from Paratyphoid and Relapsing Fevers, Ancient DNA Reveals

Sequencing genomic material extracted from the teeth of 13 soldiers in Napoleon’s troops highlighted that more diseases than previously thought affected the army.