DNA reveals fevers among the killers of Napoleon's doomed army

The findings fit with historical descriptions of the symptoms experienced by soldiers in Napoleon’s army, such as fever and ...

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 ...

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 Identifies 2 Bacterial Killers That Stalked Napoleon’s Army

Genetic material pulled from 13 teeth found in a grave in Lithuania revealed infectious diseases that felled the French ...

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 ...

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 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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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.