DNA From Dead Soldiers Sheds New Light on Napoleon’s Russian Nightmare

Researchers identify two pathogens in the remains of soldiers in Napoleon's army. Napoleon’s withdrawal from Russia in 1812 ...
The Brown Daily Herald

Hay's miniature soldier collection portrays more than three centuries of history

One would do well to look over some history before venturing to the miniature soldier collection in the John Hay Library. Tucked away behind closed doors in a gallery on the third floor of the Hay ...
The Baltimore Sun

Black War of 1812 soldier named veteran in good standing 152 years after his death

A Black man who served in the Maryland State Militia during the War of 1812 and was long denied the military recognition most soldiers in his situation were granted has been declared a veteran of the ...

DNA Reveals the Deadly Secret That Doomed Napoleon’s 1812 Army

Researchers have uncovered genetic evidence of paratyphoid and relapsing fever among Napoleon’s soldiers who retreated from Russia in 1812. Researchers at the Institut Pasteur have performed a genetic ...