Conclucion

Summarizing, typhus has played a significant role in the defeat of Napoleon in the war of 1812, almost completely destroying (both directly and indirectly) the most powerful army in the world.

However, the epidemic typhus in the French army was the result of Napoleon's arrogant and irrational control. Napoleon was aware of the possibility of an epidemic in advance, and yet hurried forward, without waiting for the support squads. Such actions have caused a famine in the army, which led to raids on nearby villages in search of food, which eventually led to the infection of soldiers. And despite the existence of a direct order prohibiting contact with the local population, it was impossible to control completely such a vast and multi-ethnic army in the conditions of the year 1812. Thus, Napoleon's army like a colossus on legs of clay collapsed under its own weight.

Of course, such an outcome could have been avoided. If Napoleon did not rush so zealously towards the desired India, and spent some time improving the sanitary conditions in Poland, where he was about to grant independence anyways. Also, it was necessary to spend more time in preparation for the attack, stock up warm clothing, to scout the terrain on which the Army is going to go to the goal, and many other details that were undoubtedly were possible to handle for Napoleon's military genius. Thus, typhus killed the strongest army in the world of the 19th century, revealing the result of inefficient management of the army by the French emperor himself. Also, it is difficult to say whether the War of 1812 really caused any particular changes in the healthcare system. In fact, it was still not known how does typhus spread and occur, thus it was not possible to effectively fight against it. Typhus remained a common disease on the battle field for about a hundred years more, since the time of the war described in this paper.

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