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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! =CES ( A DOZ5 ,EUROPEAN NATIONS BUR/ 9TO ,RUSSIA4 ,! ,RUSSIAN >MY 
 & PEOPLE AVOID$ A COLLISION TILL ,SMOL5SK WAS REA*$1 & AGA9 FROM 
 ,SMOL5SK TO ,BOROD9O4 ,! ,FR5* >MY PU%$ ON TO ,MOSC[1 ITS GOAL1 ITS 
 IMPETUS EV] 9CREAS+ AS IT NE>$ ITS AIM1 JU/ AS ! VELOCITY ( A 
 FALL+ BODY 9CREASES AS IT APPROA*ES ! E>?4 ,BEH9D IT W]E SEV5 
 HUNDR$ MILES ( HUNG]-/RICK51 HO/ILE C\NTRY2 AHEAD W]E A FEW DOZ5 
 MILES SEP>AT+ IT FROM ITS GOAL4 ,EV]Y SOLDI] 9 ,NAPOLEON'S >MY FELT 
 ?IS & ! 9VASION MOV$ ON BY ITS [N MOM5TUM4 

,! MORE ! ,RUSSIAN >MY RETREAT$ ! MORE FI]CELY A SPIRIT ( HATR$ 
 ( ! 5EMY FL>$ UP1 & :ILE IT RETREAT$ ! >MY 9CREAS$ & 
 CONSOLIDAT$4 ,AT ,BOROD9O A COLLISION TOOK PLACE4 ,NEI!R >MY WAS BROK5 
 UP1 BUT ! ,RUSSIAN >MY RETREAT$ IMM$IATELY AFT] ! COLLISION AS 
 9EVITABLY AS A BALL RECOILS AFT] COLLID+ ) ANO!R HAV+ A GREAT] 
 MOM5TUM1 & ) EQUAL 9EVITABILITY ! BALL ( 9VASION ?AT HAD 
 ADVANC$ ) SU* MOM5TUM ROLL$ ON = SOME DI/ANCE1 ?\< ! 
 COLLISION HAD DEPRIV$ IT ( ALL ITS =CE4 

,! ,RUSSIANS RETREAT$ EI<TY MILES--TO BEYOND ,MOSC[--& ! 
 ,FR5* REA*$ ,MOSC[ & !RE CAME TO A /&/ILL4 ,= FIVE WEEKS AFT] 
 ?AT !RE WAS NOT A S+LE BATTLE4 ,! ,FR5* DID NOT MOVE4 ,AS A 
 BLE$+1 MORTALLY W\ND$ ANIMAL LICKS ITS W\NDS1 !Y REMA9$ 9]T 9 
 ,MOSC[ = FIVE WEEKS1 & !N SUDD5LY1 ) NO FRE% REASON1 FL$ BACK3 
 !Y MADE A DA% = ! ,KALUGA ROAD1 & 7AFT] A VICTORY--= AT 
 ,MALO-,Y>OSLAVETS ! FIELD ( CONFLICT AGA9 REMA9$ !IRS7 )\T 
 UND]TAK+ A S+LE S]I\S BATTLE1 !Y FL$ /ILL MORE RAPIDLY BACK TO 
 ,SMOL5SK1 BEYOND ,SMOL5SK1 BEYOND ! ,B]EZ9A1 BEYOND ,VILNA1 & F>!R 
 /ILL4 

,ON ! EV5+ ( ! TW5TY-SIX? ( ,AUGU/1 ,KUTUZOV & ! :OLE 
 ,RUSSIAN >MY W]E CONV9C$ ?AT ! BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O WAS A VICTORY4 
 ,KUTUZOV REPORT$ SO TO ! ,EMP]OR4 ,HE GAVE ORD]S TO PREP>E = A FRE% 
 CONFLICT TO F9I% ! 5EMY & DID ?IS NOT TO DECEIVE ANYONE1 BUT 
 BECAUSE HE KNEW ?AT ! 5EMY WAS BEAT51 AS EV]YONE :O HAD TAK5 P>T 
 9 ! BATTLE KNEW IT4 

,BUT ALL ?AT EV5+ & NEXT DAY REPORTS CAME 9 ONE AFT] ANO!R ( 
 UNHE>D-( LOSSES1 ( ! LOSS ( HALF ! >MY1 & A FRE% BATTLE PROV$ 
 PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE4 

,IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE BATTLE BE=E 9=MATION HAD BE5 COLLECT$1 
 ! W\ND$ GA!R$ 91 ! SUPPLIES ( AMMUNITION REPL5I%$1 ! SLA9 
 RECKON$ UP1 NEW (FIC]S APPO9T$ TO REPLACE ?OSE :O HAD BE5 KILL$1 
 & BE=E ! M5 HAD HAD FOOD & SLEEP4 ,& MEAN:ILE1 ! V]Y NEXT 
 MORN+ AFT] ! BATTLE1 ! ,FR5* >MY ADVANC$ ( ITSELF UPON ! 
 ,RUSSIANS1 C>RI$ =W>D BY ! =CE ( ITS [N MOM5TUM N[ SEEM+LY 
 9CREAS$ 9 9V]SE PROPORTION TO ! SQU>E ( ! DI/ANCE FROM ITS 
 AIM4 ,KUTUZOV'S WI% WAS TO ATTACK NEXT DAY1 & ! :OLE >MY DESIR$ TO 
 DO SO4 ,BUT TO MAKE AN ATTACK ! WI% TO DO SO IS NOT SUFFICI5T1 !RE 
 MU/ ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY ( DO+ IT1 & ?AT POSSIBILITY DID NOT 
 EXI/4 ,IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO RETREAT A DAY'S M>*1 & !N 9 ! 
 SAME WAY IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO RETREAT ANO!R & A ?IRD DAY'S M>*1 
 & AT LA/1 ON ! FIR/ ( ,SEPTEMB] :5 ! >MY DREW NE> ,MOSC[--DESPITE 
 ! /R5G? ( ! FEEL+ ?AT HAD >IS5 9 ALL RANKS--! =CE 
 ( CIRCUM/ANCES COMPELL$ IT TO RETIRE BEYOND ,MOSC[4 ,& ! TROOPS 
 RETIR$ ONE MORE1 LA/1 DAY'S M>*1 & AB&ON$ ,MOSC[ TO ! 5EMY4 

,= PEOPLE ACCU/OM$ TO ?9K ?AT PLANS ( CAMPAIGN & BATTLES >E MADE 
 BY G5]ALS--AS ANYONE ( US SITT+ OV] A MAP 9 HIS /UDY MAY 
 IMAG9E H[ HE W\LD HAVE >RANG$ ?+S 9 ?IS OR ?AT BATTLE--! 
 QUE/IONS PRES5T !MSELVES3 ,:Y DID ,KUTUZOV DUR+ ! RETREAT NOT DO 
 ?IS OR ?AT8 ,:Y DID HE NOT TAKE UP A POSITION BE=E REA*+ ,FILI8 ,:Y 
 DID HE NOT RETIRE AT ONCE BY ! ,KALUGA ROAD1 AB&ON+ ,MOSC[8 & SO 
 ON4 ,PEOPLE ACCU/OM$ TO ?9K 9 ?AT WAY =GET1 OR DO NOT KN[1 ! 
 9EVITABLE CONDITIONS :I* ALWAYS LIMIT ! ACTIVITIES ( ANY COMM&] 
 9 *IEF4 ,! ACTIVITY ( A COMM&] 9 *IEF DOES NOT AT ALL RESEMBLE 
 ! ACTIVITY WE IMAG9E TO \RSELVES :5 WE SIT AT EASE 9 \R /UDIES 
 EXAM9+ SOME CAMPAIGN ON ! MAP1 ) A C]TA9 NUMB] ( TROOPS ON 
 ?IS & ?AT SIDE 9 A C]TA9 KN[N LOCALITY1 & BEG9 \R PLANS FROM 
 SOME GIV5 MOM5T4 ,A COMM&] 9 *IEF IS NEV] DEAL+ ) ! 
 BEG9N+ ( ANY EV5T--! POSITION FROM :I* WE ALWAYS CONTEMPLATE 
 IT4 ,! COMM&] 9 *IEF IS ALWAYS 9 ! MID/ ( A S]IES ( %IFT+ 
 EV5TS & SO HE NEV] CAN AT ANY MOM5T CONSID] ! :OLE IMPORT ( AN 
 EV5T ?AT IS OCCURR+4 ,MOM5T BY MOM5T ! EV5T IS IMP]CEPTIBLY 
 %AP+ ITSELF1 & AT EV]Y MOM5T ( ?IS CONT9U\S1 UN9T]RUPT$ 
 %AP+ ( EV5TS ! COMM&] 9 *IEF IS 9 ! MID/ ( A MO/ COMPLEX 
 PLAY ( 9TRIGUES1 WORRIES1 CONT+5CIES1 AU?ORITIES1 PROJECTS1 
 C\NSELS1 ?REATS1 & DECEPTIONS & IS CONT9UALLY OBLIG$ TO REPLY TO 
 9NUM]ABLE QUE/IONS ADDRESS$ TO HIM1 :I* CON/ANTLY CONFLICT ) ONE 
 ANO!R4 

,LE>N$ MILIT>Y AU?ORITIES QUITE S]I\SLY TELL US ?AT ,KUTUZOV %\LD 
 HAVE MOV$ HIS >MY TO ! ,KALUGA ROAD LONG BE=E REA*+ ,FILI1 & ?AT 
 SOMEBODY ACTUALLY SUBMITT$ SU* A PROPOSAL TO HIM4 ,BUT A COMM&] 9 
 *IEF1 ESPECIALLY AT A DIFFICULT MOM5T1 HAS ALWAYS BE=E HIM NOT ONE 
 PROPOSAL BUT DOZ5S SIMULTANE\SLY4 ,& ALL !SE PROPOSALS1 BAS$ ON 
 /RATEGICS & TACTICS1 CONTRADICT EA* O!R4 

,A COMM&] 9 *IEF'S BUS9ESS1 IT W\LD SEEM1 IS SIMPLY TO *OOSE ONE ( 
 !SE PROJECTS4 ,BUT EV5 ?AT HE CANNOT DO4 ,EV5TS & TIME DO NOT WAIT4 
 ,= 9/ANCE1 ON ! TW5TY-EI<? IT IS SUGGE/$ TO HIM TO CROSS TO ! 
 ,KALUGA ROAD1 BUT JU/ !N AN ADJUTANT GALLOPS UP FROM ,MILORADOVI* ASK+ 
 :E!R HE IS TO 5GAGE ! ,FR5* OR RETIRE4 ,AN ORD] MU/ BE GIV5 HIM 
 AT ONCE1 ?AT 9/ANT4 ,& ! ORD] TO RETREAT C>RIES US PA/ ! TURN 
 TO ! ,KALUGA ROAD4 ,& AFT] ! ADJUTANT COMES ! COMMISS>Y G5]AL 
 ASK+ :]E ! /ORES >E TO BE TAK51 & ! *IEF ( ! HOSPITALS 
 ASKS :]E ! W\ND$ >E TO GO1 & A C\RI] FROM ,PET]SBURG BR+S A 
 LETT] FROM ! SOV]EIGN :I* DOES NOT ADMIT ( ! POSSIBILITY ( 
 AB&ON+ ,MOSC[1 & ! COMM&] 9 *IEF'S RIVAL1 ! MAN :O IS 
 UND]M9+ HIM 7& !RE >E ALWAYS NOT M]ELY ONE BUT SEV]AL SU*71 
 PRES5TS A NEW PROJECT DIAMETRICALLY OPPOS$ TO ?AT ( TURN+ TO ! 
 ,KALUGA ROAD1 & ! COMM&] 9 *IEF HIMSELF NE$S SLEEP & 
 REFRE%M5T TO MA9TA9 HIS 5]GY & A RESPECTABLE G5]AL :O HAS BE5 
 OV]LOOK$ 9 ! DI/RIBUTION ( REW>DS COMES TO COMPLA91 & ! 
 9HABITANTS ( ! DI/RICT PRAY TO BE DEF5D$1 & AN (FIC] S5T TO 
 9SPECT ! LOCALITY COMES 9 & GIVES A REPORT QUITE CONTR>Y TO :AT 
 WAS SAID BY ! (FIC] PREVI\SLY S5T2 & A SPY1 A PRISON]1 & A 
 G5]AL :O HAS BE5 ON RECONNAISSANCE1 ALL DESCRIBE ! POSITION ( ! 
 5EMY'S >MY DIFF]5TLY4 ,PEOPLE ACCU/OM$ TO MISUND]/& OR TO =GET 
 !SE 9EVITABLE CONDITIONS ( A COMM&] 9 *IEF'S ACTIONS DESCRIBE TO 
 US1 = 9/ANCE1 ! POSITION ( ! >MY AT ,FILI & ASSUME ?AT ! 
 COMM&] 9 *IEF C\LD1 ON ! FIR/ ( ,SEPTEMB]1 QUITE FREELY DECIDE 
 :E!R TO AB&ON ,MOSC[ OR DEF5D IT2 :]EAS1 ) ! ,RUSSIAN >MY 
 LESS ?AN F\R MILES FROM ,MOSC[1 NO SU* QUE/ION EXI/$4 ,:5 HAD ?AT 
 QUE/ION BE5 SETTL$8 ,AT ,DRISSA & AT ,SMOL5SK & MO/ PALPABLY ( ALL 
 ON ! TW5TY-F\R? ( ,AUGU/ AT ,%EV>D9O & ON ! TW5TY-SIX? AT 
 ,BOROD9O1 & EA* DAY & H\R & M9UTE ( ! RETREAT FROM ,BOROD9O TO 
 ,FILI4 

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