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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O1 ) ! OCCUPATION ( ,MOSC[ ?AT FOLL[$ IT & 
 ! FLI<T ( ! ,FR5* )\T FUR!R CONFLICTS1 IS ONE ( ! MO/ 
 9/RUCTIVE PH5OM5A 9 HI/ORY4 

,ALL HI/ORIANS AGREE ?AT ! EXT]NAL ACTIVITY ( /ATES & NATIONS 9 
 !IR CONFLICTS ) ONE ANO!R IS EXPRESS$ 9 W>S1 & ?AT AS A 
 DIRECT RESULT ( GREAT] OR LESS SUCCESS 9 W> ! POLITICAL /R5G? ( 
 /ATES & NATIONS 9CREASES OR DECREASES4 

,/RANGE AS MAY BE ! HI/ORICAL ACC\NT ( H[ SOME K+ OR EMP]OR1 
 HAV+ QU>REL$ ) ANO!R1 COLLECTS AN >MY1 FI<TS HIS 5EMY'S >MY1 
 GA9S A VICTORY BY KILL+ ?REE1 FIVE1 OR T5 ?\S& M51 & 
 SUBJUGATES A K+DOM & AN 5TIRE NATION ( SEV]AL MILLIONS1 ALL ! 
 FACTS ( HI/ORY 7AS F> AS WE KN[ IT7 CONFIRM ! TRU? ( ! /ATEM5T 
 ?AT ! GREAT] OR LESS] SUCCESS ( ONE >MY AGA9/ ANO!R IS ! 
 CAUSE1 OR AT LEA/ AN ESS5TIAL 9DICATION1 ( AN 9CREASE OR DECREASE 9 
 ! /R5G? ( ! NATION--EV5 ?\< IT IS UN9TELLIGIBLE :Y ! 
 DEFEAT ( AN >MY--A HUNDR$? P>T ( A NATION--%\LD OBLIGE 
 ?AT :OLE NATION TO SUBMIT4 ,AN >MY GA9S A VICTORY1 & AT ONCE ! 
 RI<TS ( ! CONQU]+ NATION HAVE 9CREAS$ TO ! DETRIM5T ( ! 
 DEFEAT$4 ,AN >MY HAS SUFF]$ DEFEAT1 & AT ONCE A PEOPLE LOSES ITS 
 RI<TS 9 PROPORTION TO ! SEV]ITY ( ! REV]SE1 & IF ITS >MY 
 SUFF]S A COMPLETE DEFEAT ! NATION IS QUITE SUBJUGAT$4 

,SO ACCORD+ TO HI/ORY IT HAS BE5 F\ND FROM ! MO/ ANCI5T TIMES1 & 
 SO IT IS TO \R [N DAY4 ,ALL ,NAPOLEON'S W>S S]VE TO CONFIRM ?IS RULE4 
 ,9 PROPORTION TO ! DEFEAT ( ! ,AU/RIAN >MY ,AU/RIA LOSES ITS RI<TS1 
 & ! RI<TS & ! /R5G? ( ,FRANCE 9CREASE4 ,! VICTORIES ( ! 
 ,FR5* AT ,J5A & ,AU]/ADT DE/ROY ! 9DEP5D5T EXI/5CE ( ,PRUSSIA4 

,BUT !N1 9 #a#h#a#b1 ! ,FR5* GA9 A VICTORY NE> ,MOSC[4 ,MOSC[ IS TAK5 
 & AFT] ?AT1 ) NO FUR!R BATTLES1 IT IS NOT ,RUSSIA ?AT CEASES TO 
 EXI/1 BUT ! ,FR5* >MY ( SIX HUNDR$ ?\S&1 & !N ,NAPOLEONIC 
 ,FRANCE ITSELF4 ,TO /RA9 ! FACTS TO FIT ! RULES ( HI/ORY3 TO SAY 
 ?AT ! FIELD ( BATTLE AT ,BOROD9O REMA9$ 9 ! H&S ( ! 
 ,RUSSIANS1 OR ?AT AFT] ,MOSC[ !RE W]E O!R BATTLES ?AT DE/ROY$ 
 ,NAPOLEON'S >MY1 IS IMPOSSIBLE4 

,AFT] ! ,FR5* VICTORY AT ,BOROD9O !RE WAS NO G5]AL 5GAGEM5T NOR 
 ANY ?AT W]E AT ALL S]I\S1 YET ! ,FR5* >MY CEAS$ TO EXI/4 ,:AT 
 DOES ?IS MEAN8 ,IF IT W]E AN EXAMPLE TAK5 FROM ! HI/ORY ( ,*9A1 WE 
 MI<T SAY ?AT IT WAS NOT AN HI/ORIC PH5OM5ON 7:I* IS ! HI/ORIANS' 
 USUAL EXP$I5T :5 ANY?+ DOES NOT FIT !IR /&>DS72 IF ! MATT] 
 CONC]N$ SOME BRIEF CONFLICT 9 :I* ONLY A SMALL NUMB] ( TROOPS TOOK 
 P>T1 WE MI<T TREAT IT AS AN EXCEPTION2 BUT ?IS EV5T OCCURR$ BE=E 
 \R FA!RS' EYES1 & = !M IT WAS A QUE/ION ( ! LIFE OR DEA? ( 
 !IR FA!RL&1 & IT HAPP5$ 9 ! GREATE/ ( ALL KN[N W>S4 

,! P]IOD ( ! CAMPAIGN ( #ahab FROM ! BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O TO ! 
 EXPULSION ( ! ,FR5* PROV$ ?AT ! W9N+ ( A BATTLE DOES NOT 
 PRODUCE A CONQUE/ & IS NOT EV5 AN 9V>IABLE 9DICATION ( CONQUE/2 
 IT PROV$ ?AT ! =CE :I* DECIDES ! FATE ( PEOPLES LIES NOT 9 ! 
 CONQU]ORS1 NOR EV5 9 >MIES & BATTLES1 BUT 9 SOME?+ ELSE4 

,! ,FR5* HI/ORIANS1 DESCRIB+ ! CONDITION ( ! ,FR5* >MY BE=E 
 IT LEFT ,MOSC[1 AFFIRM ?AT ALL WAS 9 ORD] 9 ! ,GR& ,>MY1 EXCEPT ! 
 CAVALRY1 ! >TILL]Y1 & ! TRANSPORT--!RE WAS NO =AGE = 
 ! HORSES OR ! CATTLE4 ,?AT WAS A MIS=TUNE NO ONE C\LD REM$Y1 = 
 ! PEASANTS ( ! DI/RICT BURN$ !IR HAY RA!R ?AN LET ! ,FR5* 
 HAVE IT4 

,! VICTORY GA9$ DID NOT BR+ ! USUAL RESULTS BECAUSE ! PEASANTS 
 ,K>P & ,VLAS 7:O AFT] ! ,FR5* HAD EVACUAT$ ,MOSC[ DROVE 9 !IR 
 C>TS TO PILLAGE ! T[N1 & 9 G5]AL P]SONALLY FAIL$ TO MANIFE/ 
 ANY H]OIC FEEL+S71 & ! :OLE 9NUM]ABLE MULTITUDE ( SU* 
 PEASANTS1 DID NOT BR+ !IR HAY TO ,MOSC[ = ! HI< PRICE (F]$ 
 !M1 BUT BURN$ IT 9/EAD4 

,LET US IMAG9E TWO M5 :O HAVE COME \T TO FI<T A DUEL ) RAPI]S 
 ACCORD+ TO ALL ! RULES ( ! >T ( F5C+4 ,! F5C+ HAS GONE ON 
 = SOME TIME2 SUDD5LY ONE ( ! COMBATANTS1 FEEL+ HIMSELF W\ND$ & 
 UND]/&+ ?AT ! MATT] IS NO JOKE BUT CONC]NS HIS LIFE1 ?R[S 
 D[N HIS RAPI]1 & SEIZ+ ! FIR/ CUDGEL ?AT COMES TO H& BEG9S TO 
 BR&I% IT4 ,!N LET US IMAG9E ?AT ! COMBATANT :O SO S5SIBLY 
 EMPLOY$ ! BE/ & SIMPLE/ MEANS TO ATTA9 HIS 5D WAS AT ! SAME 
 TIME 9FLU5C$ BY TRADITIONS ( *IVALRY &1 DESIR+ TO CONCEAL ! 
 FACTS ( ! CASE1 9SI/$ ?AT HE HAD GA9$ HIS VICTORY ) ! RAPI] 
 ACCORD+ TO ALL ! RULES ( >T4 ,ONE CAN IMAG9E :AT CONFUSION & 
 OBSCURITY W\LD RESULT FROM SU* AN ACC\NT ( ! DUEL4 

,! F5C] :O DEM&$ A CONTE/ ACCORD+ TO ! RULES ( F5C+ WAS 
 ! ,FR5* >MY2 HIS OPPON5T :O ?REW AWAY ! RAPI] & SNAT*$ UP 
 ! CUDGEL WAS ! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE2 ?OSE :O TRY TO EXPLA9 ! MATT] 
 ACCORD+ TO ! RULES ( F5C+ >E ! HI/ORIANS :O HAVE DESCRIB$ 
 ! EV5T4 

,AFT] ! BURN+ ( ,SMOL5SK A W> BEGAN :I* DID NOT FOLL[ ANY 
 PREVI\S TRADITIONS ( W>4 ,! BURN+ ( T[NS & VILLAGES1 ! 
 RETREATS AFT] BATTLES1 ! BL[ DEALT AT ,BOROD9O & ! R5EW$ 
 RETREAT1 ! BURN+ ( ,MOSC[1 ! CAPTURE ( M>AUD]S1 ! SEIZURE ( 
 TRANSPORTS1 & ! GU]RILLA W> W]E ALL DEP>TURES FROM ! RULES4 

,NAPOLEON FELT ?IS1 & FROM ! TIME HE TOOK UP ! CORRECT F5C+ 
 ATTITUDE 9 ,MOSC[ & 9/EAD ( HIS OPPON5T'S RAPI] SAW A CUDGEL 
 RAIS$ ABOVE HIS HEAD1 HE DID NOT CEASE TO COMPLA9 TO ,KUTUZOV & TO ! 
 ,EMP]OR ,ALEX&] ?AT ! W> WAS BE+ C>RI$ ON CONTR>Y TO ALL ! 
 RULES--AS IF !RE W]E ANY RULES = KILL+ PEOPLE4 ,9 SPITE ( ! 
 COMPLA9TS ( ! ,FR5* AS TO ! NONOBS]VANCE ( ! RULES1 9 SPITE ( 
 ! FACT ?AT TO SOME HI<LY PLAC$ ,RUSSIANS IT SEEM$ RA!R DISGRACEFUL 
 TO FI<T ) A CUDGEL & !Y WANT$ TO ASSUME A POSE 5 QU>TE OR 5 
 TI]CE ACCORD+ TO ALL ! RULES1 & TO MAKE AN ADROIT ?RU/ 5 PRIME1 
 & SO ON--! CUDGEL ( ! PEOPLE'S W> WAS LIFT$ ) ALL ITS 
 M5AC+ & MAJE/IC /R5G?1 & )\T CONSULT+ ANYONE'S TA/ES OR 
 RULES & REG>DLESS ( ANY?+ ELSE1 IT ROSE & FELL ) /UPID 
 SIMPLICITY1 BUT CONSI/5TLY1 & BELABOR$ ! ,FR5* TILL ! :OLE 
 9VASION HAD P]I%$4 

,& IT IS WELL = A PEOPLE :O DO NOT--AS ! ,FR5* DID 9 #a#h#a#c--SALUTE 
 ACCORD+ TO ALL ! RULES ( >T1 &1 PRES5T+ ! HILT ( !IR 
 RAPI] GRACEFULLY & POLITELY1 H& IT TO !IR MAGNANIM\S CONQU]OR1 
 BUT AT ! MOM5T ( TRIAL1 )\T ASK+ :AT RULES O!RS HAVE ADOPT$ 
 9 SIMIL> CASES1 SIMPLY & EASILY PICK UP ! FIR/ CUDGEL ?AT COMES TO 
 H& & /RIKE ) IT TILL ! FEEL+ ( RES5TM5T & REV5GE 9 
 !IR S\L YIELDS TO A FEEL+ ( CONTEMPT & COMPASSION4 

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