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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,FROM ! TIME HE RECEIV$ ?IS NEWS TO ! 5D ( ! CAMPAIGN ALL 
 ,KUTUZOV'S ACTIVITY WAS DIRECT$ T[>D RE/RA9+ HIS TROOPS1 BY 
 AU?ORITY1 BY GUILE1 & BY 5TREATY1 FROM USELESS ATTACKS1 MANEUV]S1 OR 
 5C\NT]S ) ! P]I%+ 5EMY4 ,DOKHTUROV W5T TO ,MALO-,Y>OSLAVETS1 
 BUT ,KUTUZOV L+]$ ) ! MA9 >MY & GAVE ORD]S = ! EVACUATION 
 ( ,KALUGA--A RETREAT BEYOND :I* T[N SEEM$ TO HIM QUITE POSSIBLE4 

,EV]Y:]E ,KUTUZOV RETREAT$1 BUT ! 5EMY )\T WAIT+ = HIS 
 RETREAT FL$ 9 ! OPPOSITE DIRECTION4 

,NAPOLEON'S HI/ORIANS DESCRIBE TO US HIS SKILL$ MANEUV]S AT ,T>UT9O & 
 ,MALO-,Y>OSLAVETS1 & MAKE CONJECTURES AS TO :AT W\LD HAVE HAPP5$ HAD 
 ,NAPOLEON BE5 9 TIME TO P5ETRATE 9TO ! RI* S\!RN PROV9CES4 

,BUT NOT TO SPEAK ( ! FACT ?AT NO?+ PREV5T$ HIM FROM ADVANC+ 
 9TO ?OSE S\!RN PROV9CES 7= ! ,RUSSIAN >MY DID NOT B> HIS WAY71 
 ! HI/ORIANS =GET ?AT NO?+ C\LD HAVE SAV$ HIS >MY1 = !N 
 ALREADY IT BORE )9 ITSELF ! G]MS ( 9EVITABLE RU94 ,H[ C\LD ?AT 
 >MY--:I* HAD F\ND ABUNDANT SUPPLIES 9 ,MOSC[ & HAD TRAMPL$ 
 !M UND]FOOT 9/EAD ( KEEP+ !M1 & ON >RIV+ AT ,SMOL5SK HAD 
 LOOT$ PROVISIONS 9/EAD ( /OR+ !M--H[ C\LD ?AT >MY 
 RECUP]ATE 9 ,KALUGA PROV9CE1 :I* WAS 9HABIT$ BY ,RUSSIANS SU* AS 
 ?OSE :O LIV$ 9 ,MOSC[1 & :]E FIRE HAD ! SAME PROP]TY ( 
 CONSUM+ :AT WAS SET ABLAZE8 

,?AT >MY C\LD NOT RECOV] ANY:]E4 ,S9CE ! BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O & ! 
 PILLAGE ( ,MOSC[ IT HAD BORNE )9 ITSELF1 AS IT W]E1 ! *EMICAL 
 ELEM5TS ( DISSOLUTION4 

,! MEMB]S ( :AT HAD ONCE BE5 AN >MY--,NAPOLEON HIMSELF & ALL 
 HIS SOLDI]S FL$--)\T KN[+ :I!R1 EA* CONC]N$ ONLY TO 
 MAKE HIS ESCAPE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE FROM ?IS POSITION1 ( ! 
 HOPELESSNESS ( :I* !Y W]E ALL MORE OR LESS VAGUELY CONSCI\S4 

,SO IT CAME AB\T ?AT AT ! C\NCIL AT ,MALO-,Y>OSLAVETS1 :5 ! 
 G5]ALS PRET5D+ TO CONF] TOGE!R EXPRESS$ V>I\S OP9IONS1 ALL 
 M\?S W]E CLOS$ BY ! OP9ION UTT]$ BY ! SIMPLE-M9D$ SOLDI] 
 ,M\TON :O1 SPEAK+ LA/1 SAID :AT !Y ALL FELT3 ?AT ! ONE ?+ 
 NE$FUL WAS TO GET AWAY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE2 & NO ONE1 NOT EV5 
 ,NAPOLEON1 C\LD SAY ANY?+ AGA9/ ?AT TRU? :I* !Y ALL RECOGNIZ$4 

,BUT ?\< !Y ALL REALIZ$ ?AT IT WAS NECESS>Y TO GET AWAY1 !RE 
 /ILL REMA9$ A FEEL+ ( %AME AT ADMITT+ ?AT !Y MU/ FLEE4 ,AN 
 EXT]NAL %OCK WAS NE$$ TO OV]COME ?AT %AME1 & ?IS %OCK CAME 9 
 DUE TIME4 ,IT WAS :AT ! ,FR5* CALL$ 0LE H\RRA DE L',EMP]EUR40 

,! DAY AFT] ! C\NCIL AT ,MALO-,Y>OSLAVETS ,NAPOLEON RODE \T E>LY 9 
 ! MORN+ AMID ! L9ES ( HIS >MY ) HIS SUITE ( M>%ALS & AN 
 ESCORT1 ON ! PRETEXT ( 9SPECT+ ! >MY & ! SC5E ( ! 
 PREVI\S & ( ! IMP5D+ BATTLE4 ,SOME ,COSSACKS ON ! PR[L = BOOTY 
 FELL 9 ) ! ,EMP]OR & V]Y NE>LY CAPTUR$ HIM4 ,IF ! ,COSSACKS DID 
 NOT CAPTURE ,NAPOLEON !N1 :AT SAV$ HIM WAS ! V]Y ?+ ?AT WAS 
 DE/ROY+ ! ,FR5* >MY1 ! BOOTY ON :I* ! ,COSSACKS FELL4 ,H]E AS 
 AT ,T>UT9O !Y W5T AFT] PLUND]1 LEAV+ ! M54 ,DISREG>D+ 
 ,NAPOLEON !Y RU%$ AFT] ! PLUND] & ,NAPOLEON MANAG$ TO ESCAPE4 

,:5 LES 5FANTS DU ,DON MI<T SO EASILY HAVE TAK5 ! ,EMP]OR HIMSELF 9 
 ! MID/ ( HIS >MY1 IT WAS CLE> ?AT !RE WAS NO?+ = IT BUT TO 
 FLY AS FA/ AS POSSIBLE ALONG ! NE>E/1 FAMILI> ROAD4 ,NAPOLEON ) 
 HIS =TY-YE>-OLD /OMA* UND]/OOD ?AT H9T1 NOT FEEL+ HIS =M] 
 AGILITY & BOLDNESS1 & UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ! FRI<T ! ,COSSACKS 
 HAD GIV5 HIM HE AT ONCE AGRE$ ) ,M\TON & ISSU$ ORD]S--AS ! 
 HI/ORIANS TELL US--TO RETREAT BY ! ,SMOL5SK ROAD4 

,?AT ,NAPOLEON AGRE$ ) ,M\TON1 & ?AT ! >MY RETREAT$1 DOES NOT 
 PROVE ?AT ,NAPOLEON CAUS$ IT TO RETREAT1 BUT ?AT ! =CES :I* 
 9FLU5C$ ! :OLE >MY & DIRECT$ IT ALONG ! ,MOZHAYSK 7?AT IS1 ! 
 ,SMOL5SK7 ROAD ACT$ SIMULTANE\SLY ON HIM ALSO4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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