,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #bc 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,FROM ,GORKI1 ,B5NIGS5 DESC5D$ ! HI<ROAD TO ! BRIDGE :I*1 :5 
 !Y HAD LOOK$ AT IT FROM ! HILL1 ! (FIC] HAD PO9T$ \T AS BE+ 
 ! C5T] ( \R POSITION & :]E R[S ( FRAGRANT NEW-M[N HAY LAY BY 
 ! RIV]SIDE4 ,!Y RODE ACROSS ?AT BRIDGE 9TO ! VILLAGE ( ,BOROD9O 
 & !NCE TURN$ TO ! LEFT1 PASS+ AN 5ORM\S NUMB] ( TROOPS & 
 GUNS1 & CAME TO A HI< KNOLL :]E MILITIAM5 W]E DIGG+4 ,?IS WAS ! 
 R$\BT1 AS YET UNNAM$1 :I* AFT]W>DS BECAME KN[N AS ! ,RAEVSKI 
 ,R$\BT1 OR ! ,KNOLL ,BATT]Y1 BUT ,PI]RE PAID NO SPECIAL ATT5TION TO IT4 
 ,HE DID NOT KN[ ?AT IT W\LD BECOME MORE MEMORABLE TO HIM ?AN ANY O!R 
 SPOT ON ! PLA9 ( ,BOROD9O4 

,!Y !N CROSS$ ! HOLL[ TO ,SEM5OVSK1 :]E ! SOLDI]S W]E 
 DRAGG+ AWAY ! LA/ LOGS FROM ! HUTS & B>NS4 ,!N !Y RODE 
 D[NHILL & UPHILL1 ACROSS A RYEFIELD TRODD5 & BEAT5 D[N AS IF BY 
 HAIL1 FOLL[+ A TRACK FRE%LY MADE BY ! >TILL]Y OV] ! FURR[S ( 
 ! PL[$ L&1 & REA*$ SOME FLE*ES "9 :I* W]E /ILL BE+ DUG4 

 "9 ,A K9D ( 5TR5*M5T4 

  

,AT ! FLE*ES ,B5NIGS5 /OPP$ & BEGAN LOOK+ AT ! ,%EV>D9O 
 ,R$\BT OPPOSITE1 :I* HAD BE5 \RS ! DAY BE=E & :]E SEV]AL 
 HORSEM5 C\LD BE DESCRI$4 ,! (FIC]S SAID ?AT EI!R ,NAPOLEON OR 
 ,MURAT WAS !RE1 & !Y ALL GAZ$ EAG]LY AT ?IS LITTLE GR\P ( 
 HORSEM54 ,PI]RE ALSO LOOK$ AT !M1 TRY+ TO GUESS :I* ( ! 
 SC>CELY DISC]NIBLE FIGURES WAS ,NAPOLEON4 ,AT LA/ ?OSE M\NT$ M5 RODE 
 AWAY FROM ! M\ND & DISAPPE>$4 

,B5NIGS5 SPOKE TO A G5]AL :O APPROA*$ HIM1 & BEGAN EXPLA9+ ! 
 :OLE POSITION ( \R TROOPS4 ,PI]RE LI/5$ TO HIM1 /RA9+ EA* 
 FACULTY TO UND]/& ! ESS5TIAL PO9TS ( ! IMP5D+ BATTLE1 BUT 
 WAS MORTIFI$ TO FEEL ?AT HIS M5TAL CAPACITY WAS 9ADEQUATE = ! 
 TASK4 ,HE C\LD MAKE NO?+ ( IT4 ,B5NIGS5 /OPP$ SPEAK+ &1 
 NOTIC+ ?AT ,PI]RE WAS LI/5+1 SUDD5LY SAID TO HIM3 

0,I DON'T ?9K ?IS 9T]E/S Y\80 

0,ON ! CONTR>Y IT'S V]Y 9T]E/+60 REPLI$ ,PI]RE NOT QUITE 
 TRU?FULLY4 

,FROM ! FLE*ES !Y RODE /ILL F>!R TO ! LEFT1 ALONG A ROAD W9D+ 
 ?R\< A ?ICK1 L[-GR[+ BIR* WOOD4 ,9 ! MIDDLE ( ! WOOD A BR[N 
 H>E ) :ITE FEET SPRANG \T &1 SC>$ BY ! TRAMP ( ! MANY 
 HORSES1 GREW SO CONFUS$ ?AT IT LEAP$ ALONG ! ROAD 9 FRONT ( !M 
 = SOME TIME1 >\S+ G5]AL ATT5TION & LAU<T]1 & ONLY :5 
 SEV]AL VOICES %\T$ AT IT DID IT D>T TO ONE SIDE & DISAPPE> 9 ! 
 ?ICKET4 ,AFT] GO+ ?R\< ! WOOD = AB\T A MILE & A HALF !Y 
 CAME \T ON A GLADE :]E TROOPS ( ,TU*KOV'S CORPS W]E /ATION$ TO 
 DEF5D ! LEFT FLANK4 

,H]E1 AT ! EXTREME LEFT FLANK1 ,B5NIGS5 TALK$ A GREAT DEAL & ) 
 MU* HEAT1 &1 AS IT SEEM$ TO ,PI]RE1 GAVE ORD]S ( GREAT MILIT>Y 
 IMPORTANCE4 ,9 FRONT ( ,TU*KOV'S TROOPS WAS SOME HI< GR\ND NOT OCCUPI$ 
 BY TROOPS4 ,B5NIGS5 L\DLY CRITICIZ$ ?IS MI/AKE1 SAY+ ?AT IT WAS 
 MADNESS TO LEAVE A HEI<T :I* COMM&$ ! C\NTRY >\ND UNOCCUPI$ 
 & TO PLACE TROOPS BEL[ IT4 ,SOME ( ! G5]ALS EXPRESS$ ! SAME 
 OP9ION4 ,ONE 9 P>TICUL> DECL>$ ) M>TIAL HEAT ?AT !Y W]E PUT 
 !RE TO BE SLAU<T]$4 ,B5NIGS5 ON HIS [N AU?ORITY ORD]$ ! TROOPS 
 TO OCCUPY ! HI< GR\ND4 ,?IS DISPOSITION ON ! LEFT FLANK 9CREAS$ 
 ,PI]RE'S D\BT ( HIS [N CAPACITY TO UND]/& MILIT>Y MATT]S4 
 ,LI/5+ TO ,B5NIGS5 & ! G5]ALS CRITICIZ+ ! POSITION ( ! 
 TROOPS BEH9D ! HILL1 HE QUITE UND]/OOD !M & %>$ !IR OP9ION1 
 BUT = ?AT V]Y REASON HE C\LD NOT UND]/& H[ ! MAN :O PUT !M 
 !RE BEH9D ! HILL C\LD HAVE MADE SO GROSS & PALPABLE A BLUND]4 

,PI]RE DID NOT KN[ ?AT !SE TROOPS W]E NOT1 AS ,B5NIGS5 SUPPOS$1 PUT 
 !RE TO DEF5D ! POSITION1 BUT W]E 9 A CONCEAL$ POSITION AS AN 
 AMBU%1 ?AT !Y %\LD NOT BE SE5 & MI<T BE ABLE TO /RIKE AN 
 APPROA*+ 5EMY UNEXPECT$LY4 ,B5NIGS5 DID NOT KN[ ?IS & MOV$ ! 
 TROOPS =W>D ACCORD+ TO HIS [N IDEAS )\T M5TION+ ! MATT] TO 
 ! COMM&] 9 *IEF4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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