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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! FAM\S FLANK MOVEM5T M]ELY CONSI/$ 9 ?IS3 AFT] ! ADVANCE ( 
 ! ,FR5* HAD CEAS$1 ! ,RUSSIAN >MY1 :I* HAD BE5 CONT9UALLY 
 RETREAT+ /RAI<T BACK FROM ! 9VAD]S1 DEVIAT$ FROM ?AT DIRECT 
 C\RSE &1 NOT F9D+ ITSELF PURSU$1 WAS NATURALLY DRAWN T[>D ! 
 DI/RICT :]E SUPPLIES W]E ABUNDANT4 

,IF 9/EAD ( IMAG9+ TO \RSELVES COMM&]S ( G5IUS LEAD+ ! 
 ,RUSSIAN >MY1 WE PICTURE ?AT >MY )\T ANY LEAD]S1 IT C\LD NOT HAVE 
 DONE ANY?+ BUT MAKE A RETURN MOVEM5T T[>D ,MOSC[1 DESCRIB+ AN >C 
 9 ! DIRECTION :]E MO/ PROVISIONS W]E TO BE F\ND & :]E ! 
 C\NTRY WAS RI*E/4 

,?AT MOVEM5T FROM ! ,NIZHNI TO ! ,RYAZAN1 ,TULA1 & ,KALUGA ROADS WAS SO 
 NATURAL ?AT EV5 ! ,RUSSIAN M>AUD]S MOV$ 9 ?AT DIRECTION1 & 
 DEM&S W]E S5T FROM ,PET]SBURG = ,KUTUZOV TO TAKE HIS >MY ?AT WAY4 
 ,AT ,T>UT9O ,KUTUZOV RECEIV$ :AT WAS ALMO/ A REPRIM& FROM ! ,EMP]OR 
 = HAV+ MOV$ HIS >MY ALONG ! ,RYAZAN ROAD1 & ! ,EMP]OR'S LETT] 
 9DICAT$ TO HIM ! V]Y POSITION HE HAD ALREADY OCCUPI$ NE> ,KALUGA4 

,HAV+ ROLL$ LIKE A BALL 9 ! DIRECTION ( ! IMPETUS GIV5 BY ! 
 :OLE CAMPAIGN & BY ! BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O1 ! ,RUSSIAN >MY--:5 
 ! /R5G? ( ?AT IMPETUS WAS EXHAU/$ & NO FRE% PU% WAS RECEIV$--ASSUM$ 
 ! POSITION NATURAL TO IT4 

,KUTUZOV'S M]IT LAY1 NOT 9 ANY /RATEGIC MANEUV] ( G5IUS1 AS IT IS 
 CALL$1 BUT 9 ! FACT ?AT HE ALONE UND]/OOD ! SIGNIFICANCE ( :AT 
 HAD HAPP5$4 ,HE ALONE !N UND]/OOD ! MEAN+ ( ! ,FR5* >MY'S 
 9ACTIVITY1 HE ALONE CONT9U$ TO ASS]T ?AT ! BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O HAD 
 BE5 A VICTORY1 HE ALONE--:O AS COMM&] 9 *IEF MI<T HAVE BE5 
 EXPECT$ TO BE EAG] TO ATTACK--EMPLOY$ HIS :OLE /R5G? TO 
 RE/RA9 ! ,RUSSIAN >MY FROM USELESS 5GAGEM5TS4 

,! BEA/ W\ND$ AT ,BOROD9O WAS LY+ :]E ! FLEE+ HUNT] HAD LEFT 
 HIM2 BUT :E!R HE WAS /ILL ALIVE1 :E!R HE WAS /RONG & M]ELY 
 LY+ L[1 ! HUNT] DID NOT KN[4 ,SUDD5LY ! BEA/ WAS HE>D TO MOAN4 

,! MOAN ( ?AT W\ND$ BEA/ 7! ,FR5* >MY7 :I* BETRAY$ ITS 
 CALAMIT\S CONDITION WAS ! S5D+ ( ,LAURI/ON TO ,KUTUZOV'S CAMP ) 
 OV]TURES = PEACE4 

,NAPOLEON1 ) HIS USUAL ASSURANCE ?AT :ATEV] 5T]$ HIS HEAD WAS 
 RI<T1 WROTE TO ,KUTUZOV ! FIR/ WORDS ?AT OCCURR$ TO HIM1 ?\< !Y 
 W]E MEAN+LESS4 

,M,O,N,S,I,E,U,R ,L,E ,P,R,9,C,E ,K,\,T,\,Z,O,V3 ,I AM S5D+ ONE ( MY ADJUTANTS-G5]AL TO 
 DISCUSS SEV]AL 9T]E/+ QUE/IONS ) Y\4 ,I BEG Y\R ,HI<NESS TO 
 CR$IT :AT HE SAYS TO Y\1 ESPECIALLY :5 HE EXPRESSES ! S5TIM5T ( 
 E/EEM & SPECIAL REG>D ,I HAVE LONG 5T]TA9$ = Y\R P]SON4 ,?IS 
 LETT] HAV+ NO O!R OBJECT1 ,I PRAY ,GOD1 MONSIEUR LE PR9CE ,K\T\ZOV1 
 TO KEEP Y\ 9 ,HIS HOLY & GRACI\S PROTECTION6 

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,KUTUZOV REPLI$3 0,I %\LD BE CURS$ BY PO/]ITY W]E ,I LOOK$ ON AS ! 
 9ITIATOR ( A SETTLEM5T ( ANY SORT4 ,SU* IS ! PRES5T SPIRIT ( MY 
 NATION40 ,BUT HE CONT9U$ TO EX]T ALL HIS P[]S TO RE/RA9 HIS TROOPS 
 FROM ATTACK+4 

,DUR+ ! MON? ?AT ! ,FR5* TROOPS W]E PILLAG+ 9 ,MOSC[ & ! 
 ,RUSSIAN TROOPS W]E QUIETLY 5CAMP$ AT ,T>UT9O1 A *ANGE HAD TAK5 PLACE 
 9 ! RELATIVE /R5G? ( ! TWO >MIES--BO? 9 SPIRIT & 9 
 NUMB]--AS A RESULT ( :I* ! SUP]IORITY HAD PASS$ TO ! 
 ,RUSSIAN SIDE4 ,?\< ! CONDITION & NUMB]S ( ! ,FR5* >MY W]E 
 UNKN[N TO ! ,RUSSIANS1 AS SOON AS ?AT *ANGE OCCURR$ ! NE$ ( 
 ATTACK+ AT ONCE %[$ ITSELF BY C\NTLESS SIGNS4 ,!SE SIGNS W]E3 
 ,LAURI/ON'S MISSION2 ! ABUNDANCE ( PROVISIONS AT ,T>UT9O2 ! REPORTS 
 COM+ 9 FROM ALL SIDES ( ! 9ACTIVITY & DISORD] ( ! ,FR5*2 ! 
 FL[ ( RECRUITS TO \R REGIM5TS2 ! F9E WEA!R2 ! LONG RE/ ! 
 ,RUSSIAN SOLDI]S HAD 5JOY$1 & ! IMPATI5CE TO DO :AT !Y HAD BE5 
 ASSEMBL$ =1 :I* USUALLY %[S ITSELF 9 AN >MY ?AT HAS BE5 
 RE/+2 CURIOSITY AS TO :AT ! ,FR5* >MY1 SO LONG LO/ SI<T (1 WAS 
 DO+2 ! BOLDNESS ) :I* \R \TPO/S N[ SC\T$ CLOSE UP TO ! 
 ,FR5* /ATION$ AT ,T>UT9O2 ! NEWS ( EASY SUCCESSES GA9$ BY 
 PEASANTS & GU]RILLA TROOPS OV] ! ,FR5*1 ! 5VY >\S$ BY ?IS2 
 ! DESIRE = REV5GE ?AT LAY 9 ! HE>T ( EV]Y ,RUSSIAN AS LONG AS 
 ! ,FR5* W]E 9 ,MOSC[1 & 7ABOVE ALL7 A DIM CONSCI\SNESS 9 EV]Y 
 SOLDI]'S M9D ?AT ! RELATIVE /R5G? ( ! >MIES HAD *ANG$ & 
 ?AT ! ADVANTAGE WAS N[ ON \R SIDE4 ,!RE WAS A SUB/ANTIAL *ANGE 9 
 ! RELATIVE /R5G?1 & AN ADVANCE HAD BECOME 9EVITABLE4 ,& AT ONCE1 
 AS A CLOCK BEG9S TO /RIKE & *IME AS SOON AS ! M9UTE H& HAS 
 COMPLET$ A FULL CIRCLE1 ?IS *ANGE WAS %[N BY AN 9CREAS$ ACTIVITY1 
 :IRR+1 & *IM+ 9 ! HI<] SPH]ES4 

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