Napoleon’s soldiers who died in Russian retreat had unexpected diseases, study finds
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Bacteria for paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever found in DNA from teeth of troops buried in mass grave Bacteria for paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever found in DNA from teeth of troops buried in mass grave When Napoleon ordered his army to retreat from Russia in October 1812, disaster ensued. Starving, cold, exhausted and struggling with sickness, an estimated 300,000 soldiers died. Researchers now say they have identified two unexpected diseases among soldiers who died in the retreat –
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