In the winter of 1812, Napoleon’s Grande Armée met its most devastating enemy—not the Russian army, but biology itself. As ...

One of the first events to signal the collapse of Napoleon's reign was his crushing defeat after an invasion of Russia in ...

Scientists have found evidence of multiple infectious diseases that may have played key roles in the army’s catastrophic ...

Researchers have uncovered microbial evidence in the remains of Napoleon’s soldiers from the 1812 Russian retreat. Genetic ...

Disease-causing bacteria that have been recently discovered in the teeth of Napoleonic soldiers may have spurred the massive ...

In 1812, Napoleon launched a disastrous invasion of Russia, resulting in the near-destruction of his Grande Armee. The defeat was largely blamed on the harsh Russian winter coupled with the enemy’s ...

The study revealed that Napoleon's soldiers suffered from several infections, exacerbated by cold, hunger, and exhaustion, ...

In the summer of 1812, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte led approximately 500,000 soldiers on a campaign to conquer Russia ...

DNA extracted from the teeth of 13 French soldiers who died during the retreat from Moscow suggests that paratyphoid fever ...

In 1812, hundreds of thousands of men in Napoleon's army perished during their retreat from Russia. Researchers now believe a ...

A diamond jewel owned by Napoleon Bonaparte and seized on the day of the battle of Waterloo will headline Sotheby’s Royal & ...