The Imperiia Project: a spatial history of the Russian Empire

Contagious disease and illness take their toll

If 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). 
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