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title: Night Bivouac of the Grande Armée
author: Vasily Vereshchagin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17804/night-bivouac-of-the-grande-armee/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2023-08-22
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# Night Bivouac of the Grande Armée
_Authored by Vasily Vereshchagin_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17804.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Napoleon](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Napoleon/)'s Grande Armée bivouacs during a nighttime blizzard during their retreat from Moscow, 1812. Painting by Vasily Vereshchagin, part of the series *[Napoleon I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Napoleon_Bonaparte/) in Russia,* c. 1896-97,
Museum of the Patriotic [War of 1812](https://www.worldhistory.org/War_of_1812/), Moscow.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Vereshchagin, V. (2023, August 22). Night Bivouac of the Grande Armée. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Vereshchagin, Vasily. "Night Bivouac of the Grande Armée." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 22, 2023. .
### MLA
Vereshchagin, Vasily. "Night Bivouac of the Grande Armée." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Aug 2023, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Night_Bivouac_of_Great_Army.jpg) by [**Vasily Vereshchagin**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Night_Bivouac_of_Great_Army.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 22 August 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.