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DNA Casts Doubt Over Theory on What Killed Napoleon's Forces


When Napoleon and his legion of multinational soldiers retreated from Russia in 1812 in the face of dwindling supplies and fierce Russian resistance, little did they know how much worse was yet to come.

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