
Deadly bacteria that doomed Napoleon's army discovered 213 years after Russian retreat
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Scientists discovered deadly pathogens in teeth of Napoleon's soldiers from 1812 Russian retreat, revealing new causes behind the collapse of his empire.
"[The study] lets us put names to infections that symptom-based accounts alone cannot resolve." Andrea Margolis is a lifestyle writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Readers can follow her on X at @andreamargs or send story tips to andrea.margolis@fox.com.
The soldiers served under Napoleon during his disastrous invasion of Russia in the winter of 1812. They were among the roughly 300,000 French Grande Armée soldiers who perished in the campaign.
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