How many died during the Napoleonic Wars?
Such a figure is very difficult to obtain for no complete list of the wounded and killed exists. Lists established after the event are often based on analysis of incomplete and diverse archives. However, rough estimates put the figure at between 500,000 and 700,000 for the number of men in the French armies killed during combat or due to injuries sustained during combat, during the wars of the Consulate and Empire. Moreover, the health care services, with their limited means and medical understanding, were unable to prevent or curb widespread and fatal epidemics of typhus, dysentry etc from decimating armies.
