,BOOK #a#c1 ,*APT] #ae 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,9 ! E>LY DAYS ( ,OCTOB] ANO!R 5VOY CAME TO ,KUTUZOV ) A LETT] 
 FROM ,NAPOLEON PROPOS+ PEACE & FALSELY DAT$ FROM ,MOSC[1 ?\< 
 ,NAPOLEON WAS ALREADY NOT F> FROM ,KUTUZOV ON ! OLD ,KALUGA ROAD4 ,KUTUZOV 
 REPLI$ TO ?IS LETT] AS HE HAD DONE TO ! ONE =M]LY BR\<T BY 
 ,LAURI/ON1 SAY+ ?AT !RE C\LD BE NO QUE/ION ( PEACE4 

,SOON AFT] ?AT A REPORT WAS RECEIV$ FROM ,DOROKHOV'S GU]RILLA DETA*M5T 
 OP]AT+ TO ! LEFT ( ,T>UT9O ?AT TROOPS ( ,BR\SSI]'S DIVISION HAD 
 BE5 SE5 AT ,=M9SK & ?AT BE+ SEP>AT$ FROM ! RE/ ( ! ,FR5* 
 >MY !Y MI<T EASILY BE DE/ROY$4 ,! SOLDI]S & (FIC]S AGA9 
 DEM&$ ACTION4 ,G5]ALS ON ! /AFF1 EXCIT$ BY ! MEMORY ( ! EASY 
 VICTORY AT ,T>UT9O1 URG$ ,KUTUZOV TO C>RY \T ,DOROKHOV'S SUGGE/ION4 
 ,KUTUZOV DID NOT CONSID] ANY (F5SIVE NECESS>Y4 ,! RESULT WAS A 
 COMPROMISE :I* WAS 9EVITABLE3 A SMALL DETA*M5T WAS S5T TO ,=M9SK 
 TO ATTACK ,BR\SSI]4 

,BY A /RANGE CO9CID5CE1 ?IS TASK1 :I* TURN$ \T TO BE A MO/ 
 DIFFICULT & IMPORTANT ONE1 WAS 5TRU/$ TO ,DOKHTUROV--?AT SAME 
 MODE/ LITTLE ,DOKHTUROV :OM NO ONE HAD DESCRIB$ TO US AS DRAW+ UP 
 PLANS ( BATTLES1 DA%+ AB\T 9 FRONT ( REGIM5TS1 %[]+ CROSSES 
 ON BATT]IES1 & SO ON1 & :O WAS ?\<T TO BE & WAS SPOK5 ( AS 
 UNDECID$ & UNDISC]N+--BUT :OM WE F9D COMM&+ :]EV] ! 
 POSITION WAS MO/ DIFFICULT ALL ?R\< ! ,RUSSO-,FR5* W>S FROM 
 ,AU/]LITZ TO ! YE> #a#h#a#c4 ,AT ,AU/]LITZ HE REMA9$ LA/ AT ! ,AUGEZD 
 DAM1 RALLY+ ! REGIM5TS1 SAV+ :AT WAS POSSIBLE :5 ALL W]E FLY+ 
 & P]I%+ & NOT A S+LE G5]AL WAS LEFT 9 ! RE> GU>D4 ,ILL 
 ) FEV] HE W5T TO ,SMOL5SK ) TW5TY ?\S& M5 TO DEF5D ! T[N 
 AGA9/ ,NAPOLEON'S :OLE >MY4 ,9 ,SMOL5SK1 AT ! ,MALAKHOV ,GATE1 HE HAD 
 H>DLY DOZ$ (F 9 A P>OXYSM ( FEV] BE=E HE WAS AWAK5$ BY ! 
 BOMB>DM5T ( ! T[N--& ,SMOL5SK HELD \T ALL DAY LONG4 ,AT ! 
 BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O1 :5 ,BAGRATION WAS KILL$ & N9E T5?S ( ! M5 
 ( \R LEFT FLANK HAD FALL5 & ! FULL =CE ( ! ,FR5* >TILL]Y 
 FIRE WAS DIRECT$ AGA9/ IT1 ! MAN S5T !RE WAS ?IS SAME IRRESOLUTE 
 & UNDISC]N+ ,DOKHTUROV--,KUTUZOV HA/5+ TO RECTIFY A MI/AKE HE 
 HAD MADE BY S5D+ SOMEONE ELSE !RE FIR/4 ,& ! QUIET LITTLE 
 ,DOKHTUROV RODE ?I!R1 & ,BOROD9O BECAME ! GREATE/ GLORY ( ! 
 ,RUSSIAN >MY4 ,MANY H]OES HAVE BE5 DESCRIB$ TO US 9 V]SE & PROSE1 
 BUT ( ,DOKHTUROV SC>CELY A WORD HAS BE5 SAID4 

,IT WAS ,DOKHTUROV AGA9 :OM !Y S5T TO ,=M9SK & FROM !RE TO 
 ,MALO-,Y>OSLAVETS1 ! PLACE :]E ! LA/ BATTLE ) ! ,FR5* WAS 
 F\<T & :]E ! OBVI\S DIS9TEGRATION ( ! ,FR5* >MY BEGAN2 & 
 WE >E TOLD ( MANY G5IUSES & H]OES ( ?AT P]IOD ( ! CAMPAIGN1 
 BUT ( ,DOKHTUROV NO?+ OR V]Y LITTLE IS SAID & ?AT DUBI\SLY4 ,& 
 ?IS SIL5CE AB\T ,DOKHTUROV IS ! CLE>E/ TE/IMONY TO HIS M]IT4 

,IT IS NATURAL = A MAN :O DOES NOT UND]/& ! WORK+S ( A MA*9E 
 TO IMAG9E ?AT A %AV+ ?AT HAS FALL5 9TO IT BY *ANCE & IS 
 9T]F]+ ) ITS ACTION & TOSS+ AB\T 9 IT IS ITS MO/ IMPORTANT 
 P>T4 ,! MAN :O DOES NOT UND]/& ! CON/RUCTION ( ! MA*9E 
 CANNOT CONCEIVE ?AT ! SMALL CONNECT+ COG:EEL :I* REVOLVES QUIETLY 
 IS ONE ( ! MO/ ESS5TIAL P>TS ( ! MA*9E1 & NOT ! %AV+ 
 :I* M]ELY H>MS & H9D]S ! WORK+4 

,ON ! T5? ( ,OCTOB] :5 ,DOKHTUROV HAD GONE HALFWAY TO ,=M9SK & 
 /OPP$ AT ! VILLAGE ( ,>I/OVO1 PREP>+ FAI?FULLY TO EXECUTE ! 
 ORD]S HE HAD RECEIV$1 ! :OLE ,FR5* >MY HAV+1 9 ITS CONVULSIVE 
 MOVEM5T1 REA*$ ,MURAT'S POSITION APP>5TLY 9 ORD] TO GIVE BATTLE--SUDD5LY 
 )\T ANY REASON TURN$ (F TO ! LEFT ONTO ! NEW ,KALUGA ROAD & 
 BEGAN TO 5T] ,=M9SK1 :]E ONLY ,BR\SSI] HAD BE5 TILL !N4 ,AT ?AT 
 TIME ,DOKHTUROV HAD UND] HIS COMM&1 BESIDES ,DOROKHOV'S DETA*M5T1 ! 
 TWO SMALL GU]RILLA DETA*M5TS ( ,FIGN] & ,SESLAV94 

,ON ! EV5+ ( ,OCTOB] #aa ,SESLAV9 CAME TO ! ,>I/OVO HEADQU>T]S 
 ) A ,FR5* GU>DSMAN HE HAD CAPTUR$4 ,! PRISON] SAID ?AT ! TROOPS 
 ?AT HAD 5T]$ ,=M9SK ?AT DAY W]E ! VANGU>D ( ! :OLE >MY1 
 ?AT ,NAPOLEON WAS !RE & ! :OLE >MY HAD LEFT ,MOSC[ F\R DAYS 
 PREVI\SLY4 ,?AT SAME EV5+ A H\SE S]F :O HAD COME FROM ,BOROVSK SAID 
 HE HAD SE5 AN IMM5SE >MY 5T]+ ! T[N4 ,SOME ,COSSACKS ( 
 ,DOKHTUROV'S DETA*M5T REPORT$ HAV+ SI<T$ ! ,FR5* ,GU>DS M>*+ 
 ALONG ! ROAD TO ,BOROVSK4 ,FROM ALL !SE REPORTS IT WAS EVID5T ?AT 
 :]E !Y HAD EXPECT$ TO MEET A S+LE DIVISION !RE WAS N[ ! :OLE 
 ,FR5* >MY M>*+ FROM ,MOSC[ 9 AN UNEXPECT$ DIRECTION--ALONG 
 ! ,KALUGA ROAD4 ,DOKHTUROV WAS UNWILL+ TO UND]TAKE ANY ACTION1 AS IT 
 WAS NOT CLE> TO HIM N[ :AT HE \<T TO DO4 ,HE HAD BE5 ORD]$ TO 
 ATTACK ,=M9SK4 ,BUT ONLY ,BR\SSI] HAD BE5 !RE AT ?AT TIME & N[ 
 ! :OLE ,FR5* >MY WAS !RE4 ,]MOLOV WI%$ TO ACT ON HIS [N 
 JUDGM5T1 BUT ,DOKHTUROV 9SI/$ ?AT HE MU/ HAVE ,KUTUZOV'S 9/RUCTIONS4 
 ,SO IT WAS DECID$ TO S5D A DISPAT* TO ! /AFF4 

,= ?IS PURPOSE A CAPABLE (FIC]1 ,BOLKHOVIT9OV1 WAS *OS51 :O WAS TO 
 EXPLA9 ! :OLE AFFAIR BY WORD ( M\?1 BESIDES DELIV]+ A WRITT5 
 REPORT4 ,T[>D MIDNI<T ,BOLKHOVIT9OV1 HAV+ RECEIV$ ! DISPAT* & 
 V]BAL 9/RUCTIONS1 GALLOP$ (F TO ! ,G5]AL ,/AFF ACCOMPANI$ BY A 
 ,COSSACK ) SP>E HORSES4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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