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Napoleon’s doomed retreat: New study uncovers the diseases that finished what Russia began

Fresh DNA evidence reveals Napoleon’s troops were ravaged by paratyphoid and relapsing fevers during the 1812 retreat. When Napoleon’s Grand Armée limped out of Russia in 1812, it wasn’t just the snow ...
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What if Napoleon never invaded Russia?

What if Napoleon had defeated Britain at sea — and avoided the catastrophic invasion of Russia? This video explores a carefully reasoned alternate history in which the Battle of Trafalgar ends in ...