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Life & fun · July 7, 2018

1812: When Napoleon Ventured East

Graphic picture of Napoleon’s Russian campaign.

1812: When Napoleon Ventured East launched on July 7, 2018 with 3 votes. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

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How the 1812 Patriotic war turned Napoleon’s Grand Army into a handful of survivors

In 1869, retired French civil engineer Charles Joseph Minard summarized eye witness accounts and drew a map illustrating Napoleon’s 1812 campaign against Russia and the defeat of the Grand Army. According to Minard, during the war’s bloody 197 days, the strength of Napoleon’s forces dwindled from 422,000 all the way down to 10,000. Is it true that in 1812 Napoleon lost 90% of his troops? And if so, how did it happen and why? Minard lays out some answers to these questions in the form of statistics and line width: tactical errors, hasty decisions, exhausting foot marches, fruitless battles and a brutally severe climate. We looked into the accuracy of Minard’s statistics and tried to show…from 1812.tass.ru

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