Ancient teeth reveal salmonella and louse-borne fever helped doom Napoleon’s 500,000-man force ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF OCTOBER 26, 2025 22:25

Ancient teeth reveal salmonella and louse-borne fever helped doom Napoleon’s 500,000-man force Teeth from 13 Grande Armée soldiers in a Vilnius grave give first genetic proof that infections, with famine and cold, helped cause the loss of 300,000 men during Napoleon’s retreat from Russia. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-871627