,BOOK #b1 ,*APT] #ad 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ,NOVEMB] #a ,KUTUZOV HAD RECEIV$1 ?R\< A SPY1 NEWS ?AT ! >MY HE 
 COMM&$ WAS 9 AN ALMO/ HOPELESS POSITION4 ,! SPY REPORT$ ?AT ! 
 ,FR5*1 AFT] CROSS+ ! BRIDGE AT ,VI5NA1 W]E ADVANC+ 9 IMM5SE 
 =CE UPON ,KUTUZOV'S L9E ( COMMUNICATION ) ! TROOPS ?AT W]E 
 >RIV+ FROM ,RUSSIA4 ,IF ,KUTUZOV DECID$ TO REMA9 AT ,KREMS1 ,NAPOLEON'S 
 >MY ( ONE HUNDR$ & FIFTY ?\S& M5 W\LD CUT HIM (F COMPLETELY 
 & SURR\ND HIS EXHAU/$ >MY ( =TY ?\S&1 & HE W\LD F9D 
 HIMSELF 9 ! POSITION ( ,MAC AT ,ULM4 ,IF ,KUTUZOV DECID$ TO AB&ON ! 
 ROAD CONNECT+ HIM ) ! TROOPS >RIV+ FROM ,RUSSIA1 HE W\LD HAVE TO 
 M>* ) NO ROAD 9TO UNKN[N P>TS ( ! ,BOHEMIAN M\NTA9S1 DEF5D+ 
 HIMSELF AGA9/ SUP]IOR =CES ( ! 5EMY & AB&ON+ ALL HOPE ( A 
 JUNCTION ) ,BUXH[D54 ,IF ,KUTUZOV DECID$ TO RETREAT ALONG ! ROAD FROM 
 ,KREMS TO ,OLMUTZ1 TO UNITE ) ! TROOPS >RIV+ FROM ,RUSSIA1 HE RISK$ 
 BE+ =E/ALL$ ON ?AT ROAD BY ! ,FR5* :O HAD CROSS$ ! ,VI5NA 
 BRIDGE1 & 5CUMB]$ BY HIS BAGGAGE & TRANSPORT1 HAV+ TO ACCEPT 
 BATTLE ON ! M>* AGA9/ AN 5EMY ?REE TIMES AS /RONG1 :O W\LD HEM 
 HIM 9 FROM TWO SIDES4 

,KUTUZOV *OSE ?IS LATT] C\RSE4 

,! ,FR5*1 ! SPY REPORT$1 HAV+ CROSS$ ! ,VI5NA BRIDGE1 W]E 
 ADVANC+ BY =C$ M>*ES T[>D ,ZNAIM1 :I* LAY SIXTY-SIX MILES (F ON 
 ! L9E ( ,KUTUZOV'S RETREAT4 ,IF HE REA*$ ,ZNAIM BE=E ! ,FR5*1 
 !RE W\LD BE GREAT HOPE ( SAV+ ! >MY2 TO LET ! ,FR5* =E/ALL 
 HIM AT ,ZNAIM MEANT ! EXPOSURE ( HIS :OLE >MY TO A DISGRACE SU* AS 
 ?AT ( ,ULM1 OR TO UTT] DE/RUCTION4 ,BUT TO =E/ALL ! ,FR5* ) HIS 
 :OLE >MY WAS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,! ROAD = ! ,FR5* FROM ,VI5NA TO ,ZNAIM 
 WAS %ORT] & BETT] ?AN ! ROAD = ! ,RUSSIANS FROM ,KREMS TO ,ZNAIM4 

,! NI<T HE RECEIV$ ! NEWS1 ,KUTUZOV S5T ,BAGRATION'S VANGU>D1 F\R 
 ?\S& /RONG1 TO ! RI<T ACROSS ! HILLS FROM ! ,KREMS-,ZNAIM TO ! 
 ,VI5NA-,ZNAIM ROAD4 ,BAGRATION WAS TO MAKE ?IS M>* )\T RE/+1 & 
 TO HALT FAC+ ,VI5NA ) ,ZNAIM TO HIS RE>1 & IF HE SUCCE$$ 9 
 =E/ALL+ ! ,FR5* HE WAS TO DELAY !M AS LONG AS POSSIBLE4 ,KUTUZOV 
 HIMSELF ) ALL HIS TRANSPORT TOOK ! ROAD TO ,ZNAIM4 

,M>*+ ?IRTY MILES ?AT /ORMY NI<T ACROSS ROADLESS HILLS1 ) HIS 
 HUNGRY1 ILL-%OD SOLDI]S1 & LOS+ A ?IRD ( HIS M5 AS /RAGGL]S BY 
 ! WAY1 ,BAGRATION CAME \T ON ! ,VI5NA-,ZNAIM ROAD AT ,HOLLABRUNN A FEW 
 H\RS AHEAD ( ! ,FR5* :O W]E APPROA*+ ,HOLLABRUNN FROM ,VI5NA4 
 ,KUTUZOV ) HIS TRANSPORT HAD /ILL TO M>* = SOME DAYS BE=E HE 
 C\LD REA* ,ZNAIM4 ,H5CE ,BAGRATION ) HIS F\R ?\S& HUNGRY1 
 EXHAU/$ M5 W\LD HAVE TO DETA9 = DAYS ! :OLE 5EMY >MY ?AT CAME 
 UPON HIM AT ,HOLLABRUNN1 :I* WAS CLE>LY IMPOSSIBLE4 ,BUT A FREAK ( FATE 
 MADE ! IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE4 ,! SUCCESS ( ! TRICK ?AT HAD PLAC$ ! 
 ,VI5NA BRIDGE 9 ! H&S ( ! ,FR5* )\T A FI<T L$ ,MURAT TO TRY 
 TO DECEIVE ,KUTUZOV 9 A SIMIL> WAY4 ,MEET+ ,BAGRATION'S WEAK DETA*M5T 
 ON ! ,ZNAIM ROAD HE SUPPOS$ IT TO BE ,KUTUZOV'S :OLE >MY4 ,TO BE ABLE TO 
 CRU% IT ABSOLUTELY HE AWAIT$ ! >RIVAL ( ! RE/ ( ! TROOPS :O 
 W]E ON !IR WAY FROM ,VI5NA1 & ) ?IS OBJECT (F]$ A ?REE DAYS' 
 TRUCE ON CONDITION ?AT BO? >MIES %\LD REMA9 9 POSITION )\T 
 MOV+4 ,MURAT DECL>$ ?AT NEGOTIATIONS = PEACE W]E ALREADY 
 PROCE$+1 & ?AT HE !RE=E (F]$ ?IS TRUCE TO AVOID UNNECESS>Y 
 BLOOD%$4 ,C\NT ,NO/ITZ1 ! ,AU/RIAN G5]AL OCCUPY+ ! ADVANC$ 
 PO/S1 BELIEV$ ,MURAT'S EMISS>Y & RETIR$1 LEAV+ ,BAGRATION'S 
 DIVISION EXPOS$4 ,ANO!R EMISS>Y RODE TO ! ,RUSSIAN L9E TO ANN\NCE ! PEACE 
 NEGOTIATIONS & TO (F] ! ,RUSSIAN >MY ! ?REE DAYS' TRUCE4 
 ,BAGRATION REPLI$ ?AT HE WAS NOT AU?ORIZ$ EI!R TO ACCEPT OR REFUSE A 
 TRUCE & S5T HIS ADJUTANT TO ,KUTUZOV TO REPORT ! (F] HE HAD 
 RECEIV$4 

,A TRUCE WAS ,KUTUZOV'S SOLE *ANCE ( GA9+ TIME1 GIV+ ,BAGRATION'S 
 EXHAU/$ TROOPS SOME RE/1 & LETT+ ! TRANSPORT & HEAVY CONVOYS 
 7:OSE MOVEM5TS W]E CONCEAL$ FROM ! ,FR5*7 ADVANCE IF BUT ONE /AGE 
 NE>] ,ZNAIM4 ,! (F] ( A TRUCE GAVE ! ONLY1 & A QUITE UNEXPECT$1 
 *ANCE ( SAV+ ! >MY4 ,ON RECEIV+ ! NEWS HE IMM$IATELY DISPAT*$ 
 ,ADJUTANT ,G5]AL ,W9TZ+]ODE1 :O WAS 9 ATT5DANCE ON HIM1 TO ! 5EMY 
 CAMP4 ,W9TZ+]ODE WAS NOT M]ELY TO AGREE TO ! TRUCE BUT ALSO TO (F] 
 T]MS ( CAPITULATION1 & MEAN:ILE ,KUTUZOV S5T HIS ADJUTANTS BACK TO 
 HA/5 TO ! UTMO/ ! MOVEM5TS ( ! BAGGAGE TRA9S ( ! 5TIRE 
 >MY ALONG ! ,KREMS-,ZNAIM ROAD4 ,BAGRATION'S EXHAU/$ & HUNGRY 
 DETA*M5T1 :I* ALONE COV]$ ?IS MOVEM5T ( ! TRANSPORT & ( ! 
 :OLE >MY1 HAD TO REMA9 /ATION>Y 9 FACE ( AN 5EMY EI<T TIMES AS 
 /RONG AS ITSELF4 

,KUTUZOV'S EXPECTATIONS ?AT ! PROPOSALS ( CAPITULATION 7:I* W]E 9 
 NO WAY B9D+7 MI<T GIVE TIME = P>T ( ! TRANSPORT TO PASS1 & 
 ALSO ?AT ,MURAT'S MI/AKE W\LD V]Y SOON BE DISCOV]$1 PROV$ CORRECT4 
 ,AS SOON AS ,BONAP>TE 7:O WAS AT ,S*ONBRUNN1 SIXTE5 MILES FROM 
 ,HOLLABRUNN7 RECEIV$ ,MURAT'S DISPAT* ) ! PROPOSAL ( A TRUCE & A 
 CAPITULATION1 HE DETECT$ A RUSE & WROTE ! FOLL[+ LETT] TO ,MURAT3 

,S*ONBRUNN1 #b#e? ,BRUMAIRE1 #a#h#e1 

AT EI<T O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+ 

,TO ,P,R,9,C,E ,M,U,R,A,T1 

,I CANNOT F9D WORDS TO EXPRESS TO Y\ MY DISPLEASURE4 ,Y\ COMM& ONLY MY 
 ADVANCE GU>D1 & HAVE NO RI<T TO >RANGE AN >MI/ICE )\T MY ORD]4 
 ,Y\ >E CAUS+ ME TO LOSE ! FRUITS ( A CAMPAIGN4 ,BREAK ! >MI/ICE 
 IMM$IATELY & M>* ON ! 5EMY4 ,9=M HIM ?AT ! G5]AL :O SIGN$ 
 ?AT CAPITULATION HAD NO RI<T TO DO SO1 & ?AT NO ONE BUT ! ,EMP]OR 
 ( ,RUSSIA HAS ?AT RI<T4 

,IF1 H[EV]1 ! ,EMP]OR ( ,RUSSIA RATIFIES ?AT CONV5TION1 ,I WILL RATIFY 
 IT2 BUT IT IS ONLY A TRICK4 ,M>* ON1 DE/ROY ! ,RUSSIAN >MY4444 ,Y\ >E 
 9 A POSITION TO SEIZE ITS BAGGAGE & >TILL]Y4 

,! ,RUSSIAN ,EMP]OR'S AIDE-DE-CAMP IS AN IMPO/OR4 ,(FIC]S >E NO?+ 
 :5 !Y HAVE NO P[]S2 ?IS ONE HAD NONE4444 ,! ,AU/RIANS LET 
 !MSELVES BE TRICK$ AT ! CROSS+ ( ! ,VI5NA BRIDGE1 Y\ >E 
 LETT+ Y\RSELF BE TRICK$ BY AN AIDE-DE-CAMP ( ! ,EMP]OR4 

,N,A,P,O,L,E,O,N 

,BONAP>TE'S ADJUTANT RODE FULL GALLOP ) ?IS M5AC+ LETT] TO ,MURAT4 
 ,BONAP>TE HIMSELF1 NOT TRU/+ TO HIS G5]ALS1 MOV$ ) ALL ! ,GU>DS 
 TO ! FIELD ( BATTLE1 AFRAID ( LETT+ A READY VICTIM ESCAPE1 & 
 ,BAGRATION'S F\R ?\S& M5 M]RILY LI<T$ CAMPFIRES1 DRI$ & W>M$ 
 !MSELVES1 COOK$ !IR PORRIDGE = ! FIR/ TIME = ?REE DAYS1 & 
 NOT ONE ( !M KNEW OR IMAG9$ :AT WAS 9 /ORE = HIM4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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