Napoleon Bonaparte's disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812 saw his massive "Grande Armée" almost destroyed by hunger, enemy attacks and the brutal winter. But now, scientists have identified another ...

In June 1812, Napoleon I led a massive force of 500,000 to 600,000 troops into Russia. After reaching Moscow without defeating the Russian army, his soldiers faced a burnt, abandoned city with ...

Two-to-three thousand soldiers from Napoleon's army were found in a mass grave in the northern suburbs of Vilnius, Lithuania in 2001. (Michel Signoli / UMR 6578 Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, EFS) By ...

Scientists from the Institut Pasteur have genetically analyzed the remains of former soldiers who retreated from Russia in 1812. They detected two pathogens, those responsible for paratyphoid fever ...

Painting dating from 1851 entitled “Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow” by Adolph Northen, depicting the conditions of the retreat of Napoleon's army. (CREDIT: Current Biology) When Napoleon’s once ...

In 1812, hundreds of thousands of men in Napoleon's army perished during their retreat from Russia. Researchers now believe a couple of unexpected... What killed Napoleon's army? Scientists find clues ...