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Contagious disease and illness take their toll
12020-04-03T21:53:56-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f594Russian soldiers inherit the conditions left behind by the retreating Ottomansplain2020-04-10T17:55:23-04:0011-01-1769 - 04-01-1770Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5If soldiers feared falling in combat during campaign season, in winter quarters they feared falling to disease. And in 1769-1770, soldiers had every right to be afraid. With little to no access to medical personnel, Russia's First Army is left to its own devices. Medical staff wonder whether the increased casualties are due to "putrid fever" (typhus) or "pestilential distemper" (plague). [59-60]
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12020-04-03T20:15:25-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Prelude: pestilence on the frontKelly O'Neill50timeline2020-06-22T10:08:14-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5