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title: Chart Showing the Number of Men in Napoleon's Russian Campaign of 1812
author: Charles Minard
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17805/chart-showing-the-number-of-men-in-napoleons-russi/
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updated: 2023-08-22
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# Chart Showing the Number of Men in Napoleon's Russian Campaign of 1812
_Authored by Charles Minard_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17805.png)
## Image Caption
Charles Minard's famous 1869 chart detailing the number of men in [Napoleon](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Napoleon/)'s Grande Armée during his 1812 invasion of Russia; the tan represents the men who invaded Russia itself, while the black represents the retreat from Moscow. The way that the widths of the colored zones shrink serves as a sobering representation of the staggering numbers of men who were lost in the course of the six-month campaign.
By Charles Minard, published 20 November 1869.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Minard, C. (2023, August 22). Chart Showing the Number of Men in Napoleon's Russian Campaign of 1812. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Minard, Charles. "Chart Showing the Number of Men in Napoleon's Russian Campaign of 1812." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 22, 2023. .
### MLA
Minard, Charles. "Chart Showing the Number of Men in Napoleon's Russian Campaign of 1812." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Aug 2023, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Minard.png) by [**Charles Minard**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Minard.png). 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.