When Napoleon marched his Grand Army of 600,000 troops into Russia in 1812, he commanded one of the largest fighting forces ...

Genetic traces of Salmonella enterica and Borrelia recurrentis were identified in teeth from thirteen soldiers buried in a ...

When Napoleon Bonaparte led his Grand Army into Russia in 1812, he commanded the largest military force Europe had ever seen ...

After extracting and analyzing ancient DNA from the teeth of 13 soldiers they instead found evidence the men suffered from a ...

At least 300,000 men died during Napoleon’s retreat from Russia - now the latest genetic techniques have identified two ...

PARIS -- For decades, the fate of Napoleon Bonaparte has been debated and studied. Now a French historian is locked in an uphill battle against the government over a DNA test he says could end the ...

A characteristic bicorne, in which the emperor's DNA was discovered on two hairs that had apparently been in the hat for the last 200 years, will drive the price through the roof on October 27 ...

Genetic analysis is being carried out to confirm the identity, using DNA from one of the general's descendants, with the results to be announced on Thursday. Gudin is said to have been one of Napoleon ...

Described by Bonhams as the “first hat to bear the Emperor’s DNA”, it is on display in Hong Kong before it moves to Paris and then London, where it will be auctioned on Oct. 27.

The hairs were submitted for DNA testing, and it turns out they were 100 percent his. Born in Corsica, Napoleon became a powerful military leader who led French armies on conquests in Europe and ...

A newly discovered hat with DNA evidence proving it belonged to the legendary European statesman and general Napoleon Bonaparte was previewed by auction house Bonhams in Hong Kong on Monday.