The Retreat of Napoleon’s Army from Russia in 1812 by Ary Scheffer
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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 summer of 1812, Napoleon gathered as many as 600,000 troops for his invasion of Russia. However, the Tsar’s forces had abandoned Moscow and emptied the city of supplies, forcing Napoleon to retreat to the Polish border for the winter. Between October and December 1812, at least 300,000 French soldiers perished from starvation, cold and disease.
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