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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,AFT] ! TW5TY-EI<? ( ,OCTOB] :5 ! FRO/S BEGAN1 ! FLI<T ( 
 ! ,FR5* ASSUM$ A /ILL MORE TRAGIC *>ACT]1 ) M5 FREEZ+1 OR 
 ROA/+ !MSELVES TO DEA? AT ! CAMPFIRES1 :ILE C>RIAGES ) PEOPLE 
 DRESS$ 9 FURS CONT9U$ TO DRIVE PA/1 C>RY+ AWAY ! PROP]TY ?AT 
 HAD BE5 /OL5 BY ! ,EMP]OR1 K+S1 & DUKES2 BUT ! PROCESS ( ! 
 FLI<T & DIS9TEGRATION ( ! ,FR5* >MY W5T ON ESS5TIALLY AS 
 BE=E4 

,FROM ,MOSC[ TO ,VYAZMA ! ,FR5* >MY ( SEV5TY-?REE ?\S& M5 NOT 
 RECKON+ ! ,GU>DS 7:O DID NO?+ DUR+ ! :OLE W> BUT PILLAGE7 
 WAS R$UC$ TO ?IRTY-SIX ?\S&1 ?\< NOT MORE ?AN FIVE ?\S& HAD 
 FALL5 9 BATTLE4 ,FROM ?IS BEG9N+ ! SUCCE$+ T]MS ( ! 
 PROGRESSION C\LD BE DET]M9$ MA!MATICALLY4 ,! ,FR5* >MY MELT$ 
 AWAY & P]I%$ AT ! SAME RATE FROM ,MOSC[ TO ,VYAZMA1 FROM ,VYAZMA TO 
 ,SMOL5SK1 FROM ,SMOL5SK TO ! ,B]EZ9A1 & FROM ! ,B]EZ9A TO ,VILNA--9DEP5D5TLY 
 ( ! GREAT] OR LESS] 9T5SITY ( ! COLD1 ! PURSUIT1 ! B>R+ 
 ( ! WAY1 OR ANY O!R P>TICUL> CONDITIONS4 ,BEYOND ,VYAZMA ! ,FR5* 
 >MY 9/EAD ( MOV+ 9 ?REE COLUMNS HUDDL$ TOGE!R 9TO ONE MASS1 
 & SO W5T ON TO ! 5D4 ,B]?I] WROTE TO HIS ,EMP]OR 7WE KN[ H[ F> 
 COMM&+ (FIC]S ALL[ !MSELVES TO DIV]GE FROM ! TRU? 9 
 DESCRIB+ ! CONDITION ( AN >MY7 & ?IS IS :AT HE SAID3 

,I DEEM IT MY DUTY TO REPORT TO ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y ! CONDITION ( ! V>I\S 
 CORPS ,I HAVE HAD OCCASION TO OBS]VE DUR+ DIFF]5T /AGES ( ! LA/ 
 TWO OR ?REE DAYS' M>*4 ,!Y >E ALMO/ DISB&$4 ,SC>CELY A QU>T] ( 
 ! SOLDI]S REMA9 ) ! /&>DS ( !IR REGIM5TS1 ! O!RS GO 
 (F BY !MSELVES 9 DIFF]5T DIRECTIONS HOP+ TO F9D FOOD & ESCAPE 
 DISCIPL9E4 ,9 G5]AL !Y REG>D ,SMOL5SK AS ! PLACE :]E !Y HOPE 
 TO RECOV]4 ,DUR+ ! LA/ FEW DAYS MANY ( ! M5 HAVE BE5 SE5 TO 
 ?R[ AWAY !IR C>TRIDGES & !IR >MS4 ,9 SU* A /ATE ( AFFAIRS1 
 :ATEV] Y\R ULTIMATE PLANS MAY BE1 ! 9T]E/ ( ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y'S 
 S]VICE DEM&S ?AT ! >MY %\LD BE RALLI$ AT ,SMOL5SK & %\LD 
 FIR/ ( ALL BE FRE$ FROM 9EFFECTIVES1 SU* AS DISM\NT$ CAVALRY1 
 UNNECESS>Y BAGGAGE1 & >TILL]Y MAT]IAL ?AT IS NO LONG] 9 
 PROPORTION TO ! PRES5T =CES4 ,! SOLDI]S1 :O >E WORN \T ) 
 HUNG] & FATIGUE1 NE$ !SE SUPPLIES AS WELL AS A FEW DAYS' RE/4 ,MANY 
 HAVE DI$ !SE LA/ DAYS ON ! ROAD OR AT ! BIV\ACS4 ,?IS /ATE ( 
 ?+S IS CONT9UALLY BECOM+ WORSE & MAKES ONE FE> ?AT UNLESS A 
 PROMPT REM$Y IS APPLI$ ! TROOPS WILL NO LONG] BE UND] CONTROL 9 
 CASE ( AN 5GAGEM5T4 

,NOVEMB] #i3 TW5TY MILES FROM ,SMOL5SK4 

,AFT] /AGG]+ 9TO ,SMOL5SK :I* SEEM$ TO !M A PROMIS$ L&1 ! 
 ,FR5*1 SE>*+ = FOOD1 KILL$ ONE ANO!R1 SACK$ !IR [N /ORES1 
 & :5 EV]Y?+ HAD BE5 PLUND]$ FL$ F>!R4 

,!Y ALL W5T )\T KN[+ :I!R OR :Y !Y W]E GO+4 ,/ILL LESS 
 DID ?AT G5IUS1 ,NAPOLEON1 KN[ IT1 = NO ONE ISSU$ ANY ORD]S TO HIM4 
 ,BUT /ILL HE & ?OSE AB\T HIM RETA9$ !IR OLD HABITS3 WROTE 
 COMM&S1 LETT]S1 REPORTS1 & ORD]S ( ! DAY2 CALL$ ONE ANO!R 
 SIRE1 MON C\S91 PR9CE D',ECKMUHL1 ROI DE ,NAPLES1 & SO ON4 ,BUT 
 !SE ORD]S & REPORTS W]E ONLY ON PAP]1 NO?+ 9 !M WAS ACT$ UPON = 
 !Y C\LD NOT BE C>RI$ \T1 & ?\< !Y 5TITL$ ONE ANO!R 
 ,MAJE/IES1 ,HI<NESSES1 OR ,C\S9S1 !Y ALL FELT ?AT !Y W]E MIS]ABLE 
 WRET*ES :O HAD DONE MU* EVIL = :I* !Y HAD N[ TO PAY4 ,& ?\< 
 !Y PRET5D$ TO BE CONC]N$ AB\T ! >MY1 EA* WAS ?9K+ ONLY ( 
 HIMSELF & ( H[ TO GET AWAY QUICKLY & SAVE HIMSELF4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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