Now slideware computer programs for presentations are nearly everywhere. One of the most famous maps incorporating time was created in 1861 by. I switched on the light and looked at the map on which the itinerary of the 1812 campaign was reproduced. Information visualization mathematical visualization medical imaging molecular graphics product visualization scientific visualization software. Currently, historic map content is covered by the provided metadata only to a very limited. Postersized reproductions of the napoleons march on moscow graphic are. Napoleon s russian campaign of 1812 by foord, edward a.
Time is on the vertical axis, anchored to a basemap that shows the location of cities. The illustration depicts napoleon s army departing the polishrussian border. Seven years war summary of the first world war on a map. We can adjust the scale to allow for more categories, thus showing more variation in size and highlighting the devasation of the army. Probably the best statistical graphic ever drawn, this map by charles joseph minard. A circumstantial narrative of the campaign in russia labaume. Illustrated by minards map of napoleon s russian campaign of 1812 considers the cartographic challenge of visualizing time on a map.
Napoleon s invasion of russia occupied only six months, june to december 1812, but during that period nearly 500,000 men died. At least, until his armies became bogged down fighting wellington in. Napoleons russian campaign of 1812 internet archive. Statistical map of napoleon s russian campaign of 1812 the size of napoleon s army during the russian campaign of 1812 is shown by the dwindling width of the lines of advance green and retreat gold. Retracing the historical and literal path of napoleons. This title will cover the events of napoleon s disastrous russian campaign of 1812 in its entirety, with the setpiece battle of borodino proving the focal point of the book. Charles joseph minard was a french civil engineer who lived from 1781 to 1870. Leaving eugene to hold off the allied onslaught, the emperor returned to france to work his magic and out of. French invasion of russia 1812 napoleonics commands. We love the interactive pan, rotate, and zoom options. Modern redrawing of napoleon 1812 russian campaign including a table of degrees in celsius and fahrenheit and translated to english. Beginning at the polishrussian border, the thick band shows the size of the army at each position. Illustrated by minards map of napoleon s russian campaign of 1812 1st edition by mennojan kraak author 5.
Napoleon should never have approached the splendor of moscow. The armies involved in the campaign of 1812 were by far the largest the world had yet seen. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. It reduced the french and allied invasion forces the grande armee to a tiny fraction of their initial strength and triggered a. The campaigns of napoleon maps and diagrams drawn by. Shows invasion route of napoleon to moscow konigsberg to moscow and route of retreat from moscow. Napoleonic wars france and northern europe, 180912. These maps are from a variety of sources and about 75% of them are in color. It was drawn half a century afterwards by charles joseph minard, a french civil engineer. Political situation before napoleons russian campaign. Napoleonic wars the retreat from moscow britannica. Preparations for war in both russia and france began in 1810. In 1869, he drew a famous map to illustrate the losses that napoleon s army suffered in the russian campaign. Documentary in a series about the campaigns of napoleon bonaparte.
Exploring minards 1812 plot with ggplot2 andrew heiss. Map showing the march of napoleon to and from moscow in 1812. Leaving eugene to hold off the allied onslaught, the emperor returned to france to work his magic and out of the recruits of france a new army was formed. Napoleonic wars, 18001815campaignsrussia, westernmaps.
Napoleon remained on the alert in the spring of 1811, and by august 16 he was discussing the general plan of a russian campaign to begin in june 1812. Charles joseph minard was a french civil engineer recognized for his significant contribution. Charles minards map of napoleon s russian campaign of 1812. Napoleon invaded russia at the head of an army of over 600,000 men but by the start of 18 only 93,000 of them were still alive and with the army. Napoleonic wars, 18001815campaigns russia, westernmaps. The french invasion of russia in 1812, also known as the russian campaign in france french. The underappreciated man behind the best graphic ever. In addition to reliving these landmarks of operational maneuver across europe, the game also includes the peninsula war 18081814 and even a whatif scenario where napoleon invades england 1805. Charles minards map from 1861 about napoleons 1812 march on. In 1811, tsar alexander i, supposedly allied with napoleon, refused to be part of the continental blockade of british goods any longer. Napoleon s initial invasion force contained not only french troops, but had contingents from every state and nation under french influence and numbered approximately 500,000 men.
Foord napoleon s russian campaign of 1812 burton napoleon s invasion of russia lieven russia against napoleon elting swords around a throne walter the diary of a napoleonic foot soldier jakob walter publ. One of the most famous maps incorporating time was created in 1861 by charles minard, a french engineer. Charles minards 1869 chart showing the losses in men, their movements, and the temperature of napoleon s 1812 russian campaign. The french invasion of russia, known in russia as the patriotic war of 1812 russian. Russian campaign of napoleon, 1812 university of south. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. We start with an empty map on june 24, 1812, as the campaign begins at the. It has also become an important testcase for graphic and software designers to.
John tiller software napoleonic battles campaign bautzen. Map of the russian campaign 1812 library of congress. Napoleon accused alexander of breaking the continental system, which created diplomatic tension between the two states. Sas robert allison creates a new version of minards map, adding. After playing through the grandtactical 1812 campaign game a few times, i was quite taken aback in a good sort of way to find that in spite of my own 2020 historical hindsight i nonetheless managed, in the course of my first few games as the french, to repeat many of the same strategic miscalculations that napoleon had ostensibly. Continuing in fine fashion, napoleon s russian campaign is handled in the usual historically accurate manner and provides plenty. The french invasion of russia in 1812, also known as the russian campaign in france. Napoleon started the 1812 campaign with 422,000 troops and returned with only 10,000. Napoleon s russian campaign of 1812 was one of the greatest disasters in military history. The retreat from moscow was one of the defining images of the napoleonic period, and the disaster in russia helped convince many of napoleon s former allies. Illustrated by minards map of napoleons russian campaign of 1812 on. Edward tufte, charles minard, napoleon and the russian campaign of 1812 part 5 charles minards flow map of napoleon s russian campaign of 1812 the chart above also tells the story of a war.
Inspired by graphic innovator charles minards classic map of frances disastrous invasion of russia, this book combines historical and geographic analysis with cartographic visualizations of mapping change over time. Charles minards renowned graphic of napoleon s 1812 march on moscow lower image is paired here with a visualization of hannibals famous military campaign of 218 bc upper image. Map of napoleon s russian campaign 1812 colbeck graph of napoleon s russian campaign in 1812. The napoleon series map archives provides high quality maps on the various battles, campaigns, and other items of interest on the napoleonic wars.
Software sites tucows software library software capsules compilation shareware cdroms cdrom images zx spectrum doom level cd featured image all images latest this just in flickr commons occupy wall street flickr cover art usgs maps. By the time napoleon invaded russia relations had deteriorated and russia was violating the continental system theyd promised napoleon to abide by. Russia was pretty much the last continental power anywhere near as powerful as france pursuing an independent foreign policy. New esri book inspired by classic flow map of napoleons russian. Napoleon series military map archive the napoleon series. Most wargamers have come to expect quality from talonsofts battleground series and battleground 6. Where did napoleons 1812 campaign to russia happen.
Inspired by graphic innovator charles minards classic map of frances disastrous invasion of russia, this book combines historical and geographic analysis with cartographic visualizations of. Napoleon s campaigns is a realistic simulation of the campaigns fought by the renowned french emperor between 1805 and 1815. A new take on an old classic, the minard map of napoleon s tragic march to moscow is reimagined as a 3d spacetime cube. Napoleon s march probably the best statistical graphic ever drawn, this map by charles joseph minard portrays the losses suffered by napoleon s army in the russian campaign of 1812. The retreat information is correlated with a temperature scale shown along the lower portion of the statistical map. At the start napoleon was at the height of his power, at the end at his nadir. The minard map the best statistical graphic ever drawn. Laminated, probably prepared as a book illustration. Napoleon had a single and very clear objective in the campaign of 1812. Napoleons russian campaign, 1812 university of south. Charles minards flow map of napoleons russian campaign. In december 1811 napoleon secured austrias informal agreement to furnish 30,000 men for his campaign against russia. Otechestvennaya voyna 1812 goda and in france as the russian campaign french.
Illustrated by minards map of napoleons russian campaign of 1812 monarch. What if minard or napoleon had a computer and digital maps. The greatest army napoleon had ever commanded was reduced to a shadow of frozen, starving fugitives. A journal of the russian campaign of 1812 fezensac. The map shows the roads, numerous rivers, and marshlands crossed to reach moscow. Napoleon didnt just grabterritory willynilly for the hell of it. Charles minards flow map of napoleon s russian campaign of 1812 polotsk, smolensk and on to borodino continuing the march since minards map is in french, i have provided an english language version for us to use as we discuss the flow of napoleon s march in detail. Map of a map of russia showing the route of napoleon bonaparte from the river vistula, poland, to moscow during his invasion of russia 1812. Charles minards map of napoleons russian campaign of 1812. The map was drawn in 1869 and illustrates the successive loss of men in the french army during napoleons 181218 campaign in russia.
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