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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! *IEF ACTION ( ! BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O WAS F\<T )9 ! SEV5 
 ?\S& FEET BETWE5 ,BOROD9O & ,BAGRATION'S FLE*ES4 ,BEYOND ?AT 
 SPACE !RE WAS1 ON ! ONE SIDE1 A DEMON/RATION MADE BY ! ,RUSSIANS ) 
 ,UV>OV'S CAVALRY AT MIDDAY1 & ON ! O!R SIDE1 BEYOND ,UTITSA1 
 ,PONIAT[SKI'S COLLISION ) ,TU*KOV2 BUT !SE TWO W]E DETA*$ & 
 FEEBLE ACTIONS 9 COMP>ISON ) :AT TOOK PLACE 9 ! C5T] ( ! 
 BATTLEFIELD4 ,ON ! FIELD BETWE5 ,BOROD9O & ! FLE*ES1 BESIDE ! 
 WOOD1 ! *IEF ACTION ( ! DAY TOOK PLACE ON AN OP5 SPACE VISIBLE FROM 
 BO? SIDES & WAS F\<T 9 ! SIMPLE/ & MO/ >TLESS WAY4 

,! BATTLE BEGAN ON BO? SIDES ) A CANNONADE FROM SEV]AL HUNDR$ GUNS4 

,!N :5 ! :OLE FIELD WAS COV]$ ) SMOKE1 TWO DIVISIONS1 ,CAMPAN'S 
 & ,DESSAIX'S1 ADVANC$ FROM ! ,FR5* RI<T1 :ILE ,MURAT'S TROOPS 
 ADVANC$ ON ,BOROD9O FROM !IR LEFT4 

,FROM ! ,%EV>D9O ,R$\BT :]E ,NAPOLEON WAS /&+ ! FLE*ES W]E 
 TWO ?IRDS ( A MILE AWAY1 & IT WAS MORE ?AN A MILE AS ! CR[ FLIES 
 TO ,BOROD9O1 SO ?AT ,NAPOLEON C\LD NOT SEE :AT WAS HAPP5+ !RE1 
 ESPECIALLY AS ! SMOKE M+L+ ) ! MI/ HID ! :OLE LOCALITY4 ,! 
 SOLDI]S ( ,DESSAIX'S DIVISION ADVANC+ AGA9/ ! FLE*ES C\LD 
 ONLY BE SE5 TILL !Y HAD 5T]$ ! HOLL[ ?AT LAY BETWE5 !M & ! 
 FLE*ES4 ,AS SOON AS !Y HAD DESC5D$ 9TO ?AT HOLL[1 ! SMOKE ( ! 
 GUNS & MUSKETRY ON ! FLE*ES GREW SO D5SE ?AT IT COV]$ ! :OLE 
 APPROA* ON ?AT SIDE ( IT4 ,?R\< ! SMOKE GLIMPSES C\LD BE CAU<T ( 
 SOME?+ BLACK--PROBABLY M5--& AT TIMES ! GL9T ( 
 BAYONETS4 ,BUT :E!R !Y W]E MOV+ OR /ATION>Y1 :E!R !Y W]E 
 ,FR5* OR ,RUSSIAN1 C\LD NOT BE DISCOV]$ FROM ! ,%EV>D9O ,R$\BT4 

,! SUN HAD RIS5 BRI<TLY & ITS SLANT+ RAYS /RUCK /RAI<T 9TO 
 ,NAPOLEON'S FACE AS1 %AD+ HIS EYES ) HIS H&1 HE LOOK$ AT ! 
 FLE*ES4 ,! SMOKE SPREAD \T BE=E !M1 & AT TIMES IT LOOK$ AS IF 
 ! SMOKE W]E MOV+1 AT TIMES AS IF ! TROOPS MOV$4 ,SOMETIMES %\TS 
 W]E HE>D ?R\< ! FIR+1 BUT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL :AT WAS 
 BE+ DONE !RE4 

,NAPOLEON1 /&+ ON ! KNOLL1 LOOK$ ?R\< A FIELD GLASS1 & 9 ITS 
 SMALL CIRCLET SAW SMOKE & M51 SOMETIMES HIS [N & SOMETIMES ,RUSSIANS1 
 BUT :5 HE LOOK$ AGA9 ) ! NAK$ EYE1 HE C\LD NOT TELL :]E :AT 
 HE HAD SE5 WAS4 

,HE DESC5D$ ! KNOLL & BEGAN WALK+ UP & D[N BE=E IT4 

,OCCASIONALLY HE /OPP$1 LI/5$ TO ! FIR+1 & GAZ$ 9T5TLY AT ! 
 BATTLEFIELD4 

,BUT NOT ONLY WAS IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE \T :AT WAS HAPP5+ FROM :]E 
 HE WAS /&+ D[N BEL[1 OR FROM ! KNOLL ABOVE ON :I* SOME ( HIS 
 G5]ALS HAD TAK5 !IR /&1 BUT EV5 FROM ! FLE*ES !MSELVES--9 
 :I* BY ?IS TIME !RE W]E N[ ,RUSSIAN & N[ ,FR5* SOLDI]S1 
 ALT]NATELY OR TOGE!R1 DEAD1 W\ND$1 ALIVE1 FRI<T5$1 OR MADD5$--EV5 
 AT ?OSE FLE*ES !MSELVES IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE \T :AT WAS TAK+ 
 PLACE4 ,!RE = SEV]AL H\RS AMID 9CESSANT CANNON & MUSKETRY FIRE1 
 N[ ,RUSSIANS W]E SE5 ALONE1 N[ ,FR5*M5 ALONE1 N[ 9FANTRY1 & N[ 
 CAVALRY3 !Y APPE>$1 FIR$1 FELL1 COLLID$1 NOT KN[+ :AT TO DO ) 
 ONE ANO!R1 SCREAM$1 & RAN BACK AGA94 

,FROM ! BATTLEFIELD ADJUTANTS HE HAD S5T \T1 & ORD]LIES FROM HIS 
 M>%ALS1 KEPT GALLOP+ UP TO ,NAPOLEON ) REPORTS ( ! PROGRESS ( 
 ! ACTION1 BUT ALL !SE REPORTS W]E FALSE1 BO? BECAUSE IT WAS 
 IMPOSSIBLE 9 ! HEAT ( BATTLE TO SAY :AT WAS HAPP5+ AT ANY GIV5 
 MOM5T & BECAUSE MANY ( ! ADJUTANTS DID NOT GO TO ! ACTUAL PLACE ( 
 CONFLICT BUT REPORT$ :AT !Y HAD HE>D FROM O!RS2 & ALSO BECAUSE 
 :ILE AN ADJUTANT WAS RID+ MORE ?AN A MILE TO ,NAPOLEON CIRCUM/ANCES 
 *ANG$ & ! NEWS HE BR\<T WAS ALREADY BECOM+ FALSE4 ,?US AN 
 ADJUTANT GALLOP$ UP FROM ,MURAT ) TID+S ?AT ,BOROD9O HAD BE5 
 OCCUPI$ & ! BRIDGE OV] ! ,KOLO*A WAS 9 ! H&S ( ! ,FR5*4 
 ,! ADJUTANT ASK$ :E!R ,NAPOLEON WI%$ ! TROOPS TO CROSS IT8 
 ,NAPOLEON GAVE ORD]S ?AT ! TROOPS %\LD =M UP ON ! F>!R SIDE 
 & WAIT4 ,BUT BE=E ?AT ORD] WAS GIV5--ALMO/ AS SOON 9 FACT AS 
 ! ADJUTANT HAD LEFT ,BOROD9O--! BRIDGE HAD BE5 RETAK5 BY ! 
 ,RUSSIANS & BURN$1 9 ! V]Y SKIRMI% AT :I* ,PI]RE HAD BE5 PRES5T 
 AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! BATTLE4 

,AN ADJUTANT GALLOP$ UP FROM ! FLE*ES ) A PALE & FRI<T5$ FACE 
 & REPORT$ TO ,NAPOLEON ?AT !IR ATTACK HAD BE5 REPULS$1 ,CAMPAN 
 W\ND$1 & ,DAV\T KILL$2 YET AT ! V]Y TIME ! ADJUTANT HAD BE5 
 TOLD ?AT ! ,FR5* HAD BE5 REPULS$1 ! FLE*ES HAD 9 FACT BE5 
 RECAPTUR$ BY O!R ,FR5* TROOPS1 & ,DAV\T WAS ALIVE & ONLY SLI<TLY 
 BRUIS$4 ,ON ! BASIS ( !SE NECESS>ILY UNTRU/WOR?Y REPORTS ,NAPOLEON 
 GAVE HIS ORD]S1 :I* HAD EI!R BE5 EXECUT$ BE=E HE GAVE !M OR 
 C\LD NOT BE & W]E NOT EXECUT$4 

,! M>%ALS & G5]ALS1 :O W]E NE>] TO ! FIELD ( BATTLE BUT1 
 LIKE ,NAPOLEON1 DID NOT TAKE P>T 9 ! ACTUAL FI<T+ & ONLY 
 OCCASIONALLY W5T )9 MUSKET RANGE1 MADE !IR [N >RANGEM5TS )\T 
 ASK+ ,NAPOLEON & ISSU$ ORD]S :]E & 9 :AT DIRECTION TO FIRE & 
 :]E CAVALRY %\LD GALLOP & 9FANTRY %\LD RUN4 ,BUT EV5 !IR 
 ORD]S1 LIKE ,NAPOLEON'S1 W]E SELDOM C>RI$ \T1 & !N BUT P>TIALLY4 
 ,= ! MO/ P>T ?+S HAPP5$ CONTR>Y TO !IR ORD]S4 ,SOLDI]S 
 ORD]$ TO ADVANCE RAN BACK ON MEET+ GRAPE%OT2 SOLDI]S ORD]$ TO 
 REMA9 :]E !Y W]E1 SUDD5LY1 SEE+ ,RUSSIANS UNEXPECT$LY BE=E 
 !M1 SOMETIMES RU%$ BACK & SOMETIMES =W>D1 & ! CAVALRY DA%$ 
 )\T ORD]S 9 PURSUIT ( ! FLY+ ,RUSSIANS4 ,9 ?IS WAY TWO CAVALRY 
 REGIM5TS GALLOP$ ?R\< ! ,SEM5OVSK HOLL[ & AS SOON AS !Y 
 REA*$ ! TOP ( ! 9CL9E TURN$ R\ND & GALLOP$ FULL SPE$ BACK 
 AGA94 ,! 9FANTRY MOV$ 9 ! SAME WAY1 SOMETIMES RUNN+ TO QUITE 
 O!R PLACES ?AN ?OSE !Y W]E ORD]$ TO GO TO4 ,ALL ORD]S AS TO :]E 
 & :5 TO MOVE ! GUNS1 :5 TO S5D 9FANTRY TO %OOT OR HORSEM5 TO 
 RIDE D[N ! ,RUSSIAN 9FANTRY--ALL SU* ORD]S W]E GIV5 BY ! 
 (FIC]S ON ! SPOT NE>E/ TO ! UNITS CONC]N$1 )\T ASK+ EI!R 
 ,NEY1 ,DAV\T1 OR ,MURAT1 MU* LESS ,NAPOLEON4 ,!Y DID NOT FE> GETT+ 9TO 
 TR\BLE = NOT FULFILL+ ORD]S OR = ACT+ ON !IR [N 9ITIATIVE1 
 = 9 BATTLE :AT IS AT /AKE IS :AT IS DE>E/ TO MAN--HIS [N 
 LIFE--& IT SOMETIMES SEEMS ?AT SAFETY LIES 9 RUNN+ BACK1 
 SOMETIMES 9 RUNN+ =W>D2 & !SE M5 :O W]E RI<T 9 ! HEAT ( 
 ! BATTLE ACT$ ACCORD+ TO ! MOOD ( ! MOM5T4 ,9 REALITY1 H[EV]1 
 ALL !SE MOVEM5TS =W>D & BACKW>D DID NOT IMPROVE OR ALT] ! 
 POSITION ( ! TROOPS4 ,ALL !IR RU%+ & GALLOP+ AT ONE ANO!R DID 
 LITTLE H>M1 ! H>M ( DISABLEM5T & DEA? WAS CAUS$ BY ! BALLS & 
 BULLETS ?AT FLEW OV] ! FIELDS ON :I* !SE M5 W]E FL\ND]+ 
 AB\T4 ,AS SOON AS !Y LEFT ! PLACE :]E ! BALLS & BULLETS W]E 
 FLY+ AB\T1 !IR SUP]IORS1 LOCAT$ 9 ! BACKGR\ND1 RE-=M$ !M 
 & BR\<T !M UND] DISCIPL9E & UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ?AT 
 DISCIPL9E L$ !M BACK TO ! ZONE ( FIRE1 :]E UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( 
 FE> ( DEA? !Y LO/ !IR DISCIPL9E & RU%$ AB\T ACCORD+ TO ! 
 *ANCE PROMPT+S ( ! ?RONG4 

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