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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,MEAN:ILE ANO!R COLUMN WAS TO HAVE ATTACK$ ! ,FR5* FROM ! FRONT1 
 BUT ,KUTUZOV ACCOMPANI$ ?AT COLUMN4 ,HE WELL KNEW ?AT NO?+ BUT 
 CONFUSION W\LD COME ( ?IS BATTLE UND]TAK5 AGA9/ HIS WILL1 & AS 
 F> AS WAS 9 HIS P[] HELD ! TROOPS BACK4 ,HE DID NOT ADVANCE4 

,HE RODE SIL5TLY ON HIS SMALL GRAY HORSE1 9DOL5TLY ANSW]+ SUGGE/IONS 
 ?AT !Y %\LD ATTACK4 

0,! WORD ATTACK IS ALWAYS ON Y\R TONGUE1 BUT Y\ DON'T SEE 
 ?AT WE >E UNABLE TO EXECUTE COMPLICAT$ MANEUV]S10 SAID HE TO 
 ,MILORADOVI* :O ASK$ P]MISSION TO ADVANCE4 

0,WE C\LDN'T TAKE ,MURAT PRISON] ?IS MORN+ OR GET TO ! PLACE 9 TIME1 
 & NO?+ CAN BE DONE N[60 HE REPLI$ TO SOMEONE ELSE4 

,:5 ,KUTUZOV WAS 9=M$ ?AT AT ! ,FR5* RE>--:]E ACCORD+ TO 
 ! REPORTS ( ! ,COSSACKS !RE HAD PREVI\SLY BE5 NOBODY--!RE 
 W]E N[ TWO BATTALIONS ( ,POLES1 HE GAVE A SIDELONG GLANCE AT ,]MOLOV :O 
 WAS BEH9D HIM & TO :OM HE HAD NOT SPOK5 S9CE ! PREVI\S DAY4 

0,Y\ SEE6 ,!Y >E ASK+ TO ATTACK & MAK+ PLANS ( ALL K9DS1 BUT AS 
 SOON AS ONE GETS TO BUS9ESS NO?+ IS READY1 & ! 5EMY1 =EW>N$1 
 TAKES MEASURES ACCORD+LY40 

,]MOLOV SCREW$ UP HIS EYES & SMIL$ FA9TLY ON HE>+ !SE WORDS4 ,HE 
 UND]/OOD ?AT = HIM ! /ORM HAD BL[N OV]1 & ?AT ,KUTUZOV W\LD 
 CONT5T HIMSELF ) ?AT H9T4 

0,HE'S HAV+ A LITTLE FUN AT MY EXP5SE10 SAID ,]MOLOV S(TLY1 NUDG+ 
 ) HIS KNEE ,RAEVSKI :O WAS AT HIS SIDE4 

,SOON AFT] ?IS1 ,]MOLOV MOV$ UP TO ,KUTUZOV & RESPECTFULLY REM>K$3 

0,IT IS NOT TOO LATE YET1 Y\R ,HI<NESS--! 5EMY HAS NOT GONE AWAY--IF 
 Y\ W]E TO ORD] AN ATTACK6 ,IF NOT1 ! ,GU>DS WILL NOT SO MU* AS SEE A 
 LITTLE SMOKE40 

,KUTUZOV DID NOT REPLY1 BUT :5 !Y REPORT$ TO HIM ?AT ,MURAT'S TROOPS 
 W]E 9 RETREAT HE ORD]$ AN ADVANCE1 ?\< AT EV]Y HUNDR$ PACES HE 
 HALT$ = ?REE QU>T]S ( AN H\R4 

,! :OLE BATTLE CONSI/$ 9 :AT ,ORLOV-,D5ISOV'S ,COSSACKS HAD DONE3 ! 
 RE/ ( ! >MY M]ELY LO/ SOME HUNDR$S ( M5 USELESSLY4 

,9 CONSEQU5CE ( ?IS BATTLE ,KUTUZOV RECEIV$ A DIAMOND DECORATION1 & 
 ,B5NIGS5 SOME DIAMONDS & A HUNDR$ ?\S& RUBLES1 O!RS ALSO 
 RECEIV$ PLEASANT RECOGNITIONS CORRESPOND+ TO !IR V>I\S GRADES1 & 
 FOLL[+ ! BATTLE FRE% *ANGES W]E MADE 9 ! /AFF4 

0,?AT'S H[ EV]Y?+ IS DONE ) US1 ALL TOPSY-TURVY60 SAID ! ,RUSSIAN 
 (FIC]S & G5]ALS AFT] ! ,T>UT9O BATTLE1 LETT+ IT BE UND]/OOD 
 ?AT SOME FOOL !RE IS DO+ ?+S ALL WRONG BUT ?AT WE \RSELVES 
 %\LD NOT HAVE DONE SO1 JU/ AS PEOPLE SPEAK TODAY4 ,BUT PEOPLE :O TALK 
 LIKE ?AT EI!R DO NOT KN[ :AT !Y >E TALK+ AB\T OR DELIB]ATELY 
 DECEIVE !MSELVES4 ,NO BATTLE--,T>UT9O1 ,BOROD9O1 OR ,AU/]LITZ--TAKES 
 PLACE AS ?OSE :O PLANN$ IT ANTICIPAT$4 ,?AT IS AN ESS5TIAL CONDITION4 

,A C\NTLESS NUMB] ( FREE =CES 7= NO:]E IS MAN FRE] ?AN DUR+ A 
 BATTLE1 :]E IT IS A QUE/ION ( LIFE & DEA?7 9FLU5CE ! C\RSE 
 TAK5 BY ! FI<T1 & ?AT C\RSE NEV] CAN BE KN[N 9 ADVANCE & 
 NEV] CO9CIDES ) ! DIRECTION ( ANY ONE =CE4 

,IF MANY SIMULTANE\SLY & V>I\SLY DIRECT$ =CES ACT ON A GIV5 BODY1 
 ! DIRECTION ( ITS MOTION CANNOT CO9CIDE ) ANY ONE ( ?OSE =CES1 
 BUT WILL ALWAYS BE A MEAN--:AT 9 ME*ANICS IS REPRES5T$ BY ! 
 DIAGONAL ( A P>ALLELOGRAM ( =CES4 

,IF 9 ! DESCRIPTIONS GIV5 BY HI/ORIANS1 ESPECIALLY ,FR5* ONES1 WE 
 F9D !IR W>S & BATTLES C>RI$ \T 9 ACCORDANCE ) PREVI\SLY 
 =M$ PLANS1 ! ONLY CONCLUSION TO BE DRAWN IS ?AT ?OSE DESCRIPTIONS 
 >E FALSE4 

,! BATTLE ( ,T>UT9O OBVI\SLY DID NOT ATTA9 ! AIM ,TOLL HAD 9 VIEW--TO 
 LEAD ! TROOPS 9TO ACTION 9 ! ORD] PRESCRIB$ BY ! DISPOSITIONS2 
 NOR ?AT :I* ,C\NT ,ORLOV-,D5ISOV MAY HAVE HAD 9 VIEW--TO TAKE 
 ,MURAT PRISON]2 NOR ! RESULT ( IMM$IATELY DE/ROY+ ! :OLE CORPS1 
 :I* ,B5NIGS5 & O!RS MAY HAVE HAD 9 VIEW2 NOR ! AIM ( ! 
 (FIC] :O WI%$ TO GO 9TO ACTION TO DI/+UI% HIMSELF2 NOR ?AT ( 
 ! ,COSSACK :O WANT$ MORE BOOTY ?AN HE GOT1 & SO ON4 ,BUT IF ! AIM 
 ( ! BATTLE WAS :AT ACTUALLY RESULT$ & :AT ALL ! ,RUSSIANS ( ?AT 
 DAY DESIR$--TO DRIVE ! ,FR5* \T ( ,RUSSIA & DE/ROY !IR >MY--IT 
 IS QUITE CLE> ?AT ! BATTLE ( ,T>UT9O1 JU/ BECAUSE ( ITS 
 9CONGRUITIES1 WAS EXACTLY :AT WAS WANT$ AT ?AT /AGE ( ! CAMPAIGN4 
 ,IT W\LD BE DIFFICULT & EV5 IMPOSSIBLE TO IMAG9E ANY RESULT MORE 
 OPPORTUNE ?AN ! ACTUAL \TCOME ( ?IS BATTLE4 ,) A M9IMUM ( EF=T 
 & 9SIGNIFICANT LOSSES1 DESPITE ! GREATE/ CONFUSION1 ! MO/ 
 IMPORTANT RESULTS ( ! :OLE CAMPAIGN W]E ATTA9$3 ! TRANSITION FROM 
 RETREAT TO ADVANCE1 AN EXPOSURE ( ! WEAKNESS ( ! ,FR5*1 & ! 
 ADM9I/RATION ( ?AT %OCK :I* ,NAPOLEON'S >MY HAD ONLY AWAIT$ TO 
 BEG9 ITS FLI<T4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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