Mil News Lice 'undermined Napoleon's army'

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Hard genetic evidence that lice-borne disease played a key role in
Napoleon's disastrous retreat through Russia in 1812 has been
produced by researchers.

Experts analysed dental pulp extracted from the teeth of soldiers who died
during the campaign.

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Interesting info Droney, it's great what modern science can now tell us about the past. And, as I read somewhere recently,
"The only winner in the war of 1812 was Tchaikovsky."