DNA analysis reveals what really killed Napoleon’s army in 1812
The Retreat of Napoleon’s Army from Russia in 1812 by Ary Scheffer IanDagnall Computing / Alamy Stock Photo When Napoleon’s half-million-strong army retreated from Russia in 1812, around half the men were wiped out by disease, starvation and the extreme cold. Now, state-of-the-art DNA analysis has revealed which pathogens contributed to the catastrophe. In the…
