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31 sie 2017 · digital history center atlases. About Our Atlases. In 1938, the predecessors of today's Department of History at the United States Military Academy (USMA) began developing a series of campaign atlases to aid in teaching cadets a course entitled, "History of the Military Art."
14 lis 2024 · Map depicting Napoleon's 1812 Russia campaign. This source is a part of the The Napoleonic Experience teaching module.
Shows invasion "Route of Napoleon to Moscow" (Königsberg to Moscow) and route of "Retreat from Moscow". Relief shown by hachures. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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. The map showing the French army’s losses in manpower...
LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 36.5 General map showing "dividing line between the free & slave-holding states." A list of other maps and atlases by Wyld is pasted on the verso. Description derived from published bibliography.
10 sie 2021 · Following the Battle of Borodino, the Russians abandoned Moscow, which fell to the French on 14 September 1812. That night fire broke out in the city and raged on for six days, ultimately destroying three-quarters of Moscow but sparing most of the stored food supplies.
Map depicting the first half of the campaign - the French invasion and offensive to Moscow. Situation on 24 July. Situation on 14 August and maneuvers toward Smolensk. Operations up to and around Smolensk. Battle for Smolensk. Battle at Valutino.