"Deadly bacteria that doomed Russian retreat discovered" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 15 Nov 2025 7:48 a.m. PST |
Scientists say they've discovered traces of the deadly pathogens that ravaged Napoleon's soldiers during his doomed 1812 retreat from Russia — offering a clearer picture of the circumstances of the French general's downfall… Fox News: link |
 John the OFM  | 15 Nov 2025 9:01 a.m. PST |
Heck. They had already lost at least 25% before he even reached Moscow. The usual suspects were cholera, typhus etc. |
| robert piepenbrink | 15 Nov 2025 9:34 a.m. PST |
If you read TMP, Bill, you'd already know about that. TMP link But the OFM is right: His Imperial Majesty had mustered immense numbers of men with no notion of disease vectors and little of sanitation and grossly inadequate supplies. He might as well have machine-gunned them. |
| 14Bore | 15 Nov 2025 10:03 a.m. PST |
The usual suspects after poor food, hygiene, long miles and weather were good enough to kill off soldiers. |
Cuprum2  | 15 Nov 2025 6:51 p.m. PST |
In principle, throughout military history, losses from disease have almost always far exceeded those from enemy weapons. Some changes in this regard occurred only a little over a hundred years ago. |
| John the OFM | 15 Nov 2025 9:44 p.m. PST |
Well, poor food and hygiene etc are what lead to cholera and typhus. And others… |
 Old Contemptible | 16 Nov 2025 10:16 p.m. PST |
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