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6 days agoDNA reveals hidden killer of Napoleon's troops in Russia DW 10/24/2025
Seeking to force Russian Tsar Alexander I to comply with his trade embargo against Britain, Napoleon led the largest army Europe had ever seen across Poland, Lithuania, and Belarus before marching on Russia. In the summer of 1812, his forces successfully captured Moscow. From there, they fell into a stalemate with those of the Tsar, who refused to negotiate. Laden with treasure, and Napoleon himself have already departed for Paris, the Grande Armee delayed its withdrawal until October 17.
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