“The Companion of War”: Dysentery in Bonaparte’s Army of the Orient (1798–1801)
Journal: Izvestia of the Ural federal university Series 2 Humanities and Arts
Year: 2023

The history of wars provides abundant material for the study of epidemics since they have often accompanied military conflicts. The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars of France are especially interesting for researchers due to their duration, the geographical diversity of theaters of military operations, and the large number of participants. The first Russian studies on “Napoleonic epidemiology” published recently show that this era opens wide opportunities to historians in this regard. The autho