The real killer of Napoleon's army revealed by DNA testing

Science Archaeology The real killer of Napoleon's army revealed by DNA testing It wasn't typhus that plagued his troops. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Napoleon Bonaparte's catastrophic invasion of the Russian Empire remains one of history's greatest military blunders . In the summer of 1812, the French emperor set out across Eastern Europe's Neman River with over 615,000 Grand Army troops intent on forcing their foe to agree to a continental blockade against the United Kingdom. In less than six months, over a half a million of Napoleon's soldiers had succumbed to starvation, hypothermia, and disease .