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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,RUSSIAN >MY WAS COMM&$ BY ,KUTUZOV & HIS /AFF1 & ALSO BY ! 
 ,EMP]OR FROM ,PET]SBURG4 ,BE=E ! NEWS ( ! AB&ONM5T ( ,MOSC[ HAD 
 BE5 RECEIV$ 9 ,PET]SBURG1 A DETAIL$ PLAN ( ! :OLE CAMPAIGN HAD 
 BE5 DRAWN UP & S5T TO ,KUTUZOV = HIS GUIDANCE4 ,?\< ?IS PLAN HAD 
 BE5 DRAWN UP ON ! SUPPOSITION ?AT ,MOSC[ WAS /ILL 9 \R H&S1 IT 
 WAS APPROV$ BY ! /AFF & ACCEPT$ AS A BASIS = ACTION4 ,KUTUZOV ONLY 
 REPLI$ ?AT MOVEM5TS >RANG$ FROM A DI/ANCE W]E ALWAYS DIFFICULT TO 
 EXECUTE4 ,SO FRE% 9/RUCTIONS W]E S5T = ! SOLUTION ( DIFFICULTIES 
 ?AT MI<T BE 5C\NT]$1 AS WELL AS FRE% PEOPLE :O W]E TO WAT* 
 ,KUTUZOV'S ACTIONS & REPORT UPON !M4 

,BESIDES ?IS1 ! :OLE /AFF ( ! ,RUSSIAN >MY WAS N[ REORGANIZ$4 ,! 
 PO/S LEFT VACANT BY ,BAGRATION1 :O HAD BE5 KILL$1 & BY ,B>CLAY1 :O 
 HAD GONE AWAY 9 DUDGEON1 HAD TO BE FILL$4 ,V]Y S]I\S CONSID]ATION WAS 
 GIV5 TO ! QUE/ION :E!R IT W\LD BE BETT] TO PUT ,A 9 ,B'S PLACE & 
 ,B 9 ,D'S1 OR ON ! CONTR>Y TO PUT ,D 9 ,A'S PLACE1 & SO ON--AS IF 
 ANY?+ MORE ?AN ,A'S OR ,B'S SATISFACTION DEP5D$ ON ?IS4 

,AS A RESULT ( ! HO/ILITY BETWE5 ,KUTUZOV & ,B5NIGS51 HIS ,*IEF ( 
 ,/AFF1 ! PRES5CE ( CONFID5TIAL REPRES5TATIVES ( ! ,EMP]OR1 & 
 !SE TRANSF]S1 A MORE ?AN USUALLY COMPLICAT$ PLAY ( P>TIES WAS GO+ 
 ON AMONG ! /AFF ( ! >MY4 ,A WAS UND]M9+ ,B1 ,D WAS UND]M9+ ,C1 
 & SO ON 9 ALL POSSIBLE COMB9ATIONS & P]MUTATIONS4 ,9 ALL !SE 
 PLOTT+S ! SUBJECT ( 9TRIGUE WAS G5]ALLY ! CONDUCT ( ! W>1 
 :I* ALL !SE M5 BELIEV$ !Y W]E DIRECT+2 BUT ?IS AFFAIR ( ! 
 W> W5T ON 9DEP5D5TLY ( !M1 AS IT HAD TO GO3 ?AT IS1 NEV] 9 ! 
 WAY PEOPLE DEVIS$1 BUT FL[+ ALWAYS FROM ! ESS5TIAL ATTITUDE ( ! 
 MASSES4 ,ONLY 9 ! HI<E/ SPH]ES DID ALL !SE S*EMES1 CROSS+S1 & 
 9T]M+L+S APPE> TO BE A TRUE REFLECTION ( :AT HAD TO HAPP54 

,PR9CE ,MI*AEL ,IL>IONOVI*6 7WROTE ! ,EMP]OR ON ! SECOND ( ,OCTOB] 
 9 A LETT] ?AT REA*$ ,KUTUZOV AFT] ! BATTLE AT ,T>UT9O7 ,S9CE 
 ,SEPTEMB] #b ,MOSC[ HAS BE5 9 ! H&S ( ! 5EMY4 ,Y\R LA/ REPORTS 
 W]E WRITT5 ON ! TW5TIE?1 & DUR+ ALL ?IS TIME NOT ONLY HAS NO 
 ACTION BE5 TAK5 AGA9/ ! 5EMY OR = ! RELIEF ( ! ANCI5T 
 CAPITAL1 BUT ACCORD+ TO Y\R LA/ REPORT Y\ HAVE EV5 RETREAT$ 
 F>!R4 ,S]PUKHOV IS ALREADY OCCUPI$ BY AN 5EMY DETA*M5T & ,TULA 
 ) ITS FAM\S >S5AL SO 9DISP5SABLE TO ! >MY1 IS 9 DANG]4 ,FROM 
 ,G5]AL ,W9TZ+]ODE'S REPORTS1 ,I SEE ?AT AN 5EMY CORPS ( T5 ?\S& 
 M5 IS MOV+ ON ! ,PET]SBURG ROAD4 ,ANO!R CORPS ( SEV]AL ?\S& 
 M5 IS MOV+ ON ,DMITROV4 ,A ?IRD HAS ADVANC$ ALONG ! ,VLADIMIR ROAD1 
 & A F\R?1 RA!R CONSID]ABLE DETA*M5T IS /ATION$ BETWE5 ,RUZA & 
 ,MOZHAYSK4 ,NAPOLEON HIMSELF WAS 9 ,MOSC[ AS LATE AS ! TW5TY-FIF?4 ,9 
 VIEW ( ALL ?IS 9=MATION1 :5 ! 5EMY HAS SCATT]$ HIS =CES 9 
 L>GE DETA*M5TS1 & ) ,NAPOLEON & HIS ,GU>DS 9 ,MOSC[1 IS IT 
 POSSIBLE ?AT ! 5EMY'S =CES CONFRONT+ Y\ >E SO CONSID]ABLE AS 
 NOT TO ALL[ ( Y\R TAK+ ! (F5SIVE8 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 HE IS PROBABLY 
 PURSU+ Y\ ) DETA*M5TS1 OR AT MO/ ) AN >MY CORPS MU* WEAK] 
 ?AN ! >MY 5TRU/$ TO Y\4 ,IT W\LD SEEM ?AT1 AVAIL+ Y\RSELF ( 
 !SE CIRCUM/ANCES1 Y\ MI<T ADVANTAGE\SLY ATTACK A WEAK] ONE & 
 ANNIHILATE HIM1 OR AT LEA/ OBLIGE HIM TO RETREAT1 RETA9+ 9 \R H&S 
 AN IMPORTANT P>T ( ! PROV9CES N[ OCCUPI$ BY ! 5EMY1 & !REBY 
 AV]T+ DANG] FROM ,TULA & O!R T[NS 9 ! 9T]IOR4 ,Y\ WILL BE 
 RESPONSIBLE IF ! 5EMY IS ABLE TO DIRECT A =CE ( ANY SIZE AGA9/ 
 ,PET]SBURG TO ?REAT5 ?IS CAPITAL 9 :I* IT HAS NOT BE5 POSSIBLE TO 
 RETA9 MANY TROOPS2 = ) ! >MY 5TRU/$ TO Y\1 & ACT+ ) 
 RESOLUTION & 5]GY1 Y\ HAVE AMPLE MEANS TO AV]T ?IS FRE% CALAMITY4 
 ,REMEMB] ?AT Y\ HAVE /ILL TO ANSW] TO \R (F5D$ C\NTRY = ! 
 LOSS ( ,MOSC[4 ,Y\ HAVE EXP]I5C$ MY READ9ESS TO REW>D Y\4 ,?AT 
 READ9ESS WILL NOT WEAK5 9 ME1 BUT ,I & ,RUSSIA HAVE A RI<T TO EXPECT 
 FROM Y\ ALL ! ZEAL1 FIRMNESS1 & SUCCESS :I* Y\R 9TELLECT1 
 MILIT>Y TAL5T1 & ! C\RAGE ( ! TROOPS Y\ COMM& JU/IFY US 9 
 EXPECT+4 

,BUT BY ! TIME ?IS LETT]1 :I* PROV$ ?AT ! REAL RELATION ( ! 
 =CES HAD ALREADY MADE ITSELF FELT 9 ,PET]SBURG1 WAS DISPAT*$1 ,KUTUZOV 
 HAD F\ND HIMSELF UNABLE ANY LONG] TO RE/RA9 ! >MY HE COMM&$ FROM 
 ATTACK+ & A BATTLE HAD TAK5 PLACE4 

,ON ! SECOND ( ,OCTOB] A ,COSSACK1 ,%APOVALOV1 :O WAS \T SC\T+1 
 KILL$ ONE H>E & W\ND$ ANO!R4 ,FOLL[+ ! W\ND$ H>E HE MADE 
 HIS WAY F> 9TO ! =E/ & CAME UPON ! LEFT FLANK ( ,MURAT'S >MY1 
 5CAMP$ !RE )\T ANY PRECAUTIONS4 ,! ,COSSACK LAU<+LY TOLD HIS 
 COMRADES H[ HE HAD ALMO/ FALL5 9TO ! H&S ( ! ,FR5*4 ,A CORNET1 
 HE>+ ! /ORY1 9=M$ HIS COMM&]4 

,! ,COSSACK WAS S5T = & QUE/ION$4 ,! ,COSSACK (FIC]S WI%$ TO 
 TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ?IS *ANCE TO CAPTURE SOME HORSES1 BUT ONE ( ! 
 SUP]IOR (FIC]S1 :O WAS ACQUA9T$ ) ! HI<] AU?ORITIES1 
 REPORT$ ! 9CID5T TO A G5]AL ON ! /AFF4 ,! /ATE ( ?+S ON 
 ! /AFF HAD ( LATE BE5 EXCE$+LY /RA9$4 ,]MOLOV HAD BE5 TO SEE 
 ,B5NIGS5 A FEW DAYS PREVI\SLY & HAD 5TREAT$ HIM TO USE HIS 9FLU5CE 
 ) ! COMM&] 9 *IEF TO 9DUCE HIM TO TAKE ! (F5SIVE4 

0,IF ,I DID NOT KN[ Y\ ,I %\LD ?9K Y\ DID NOT WANT :AT Y\ >E ASK+ 
 =4 ,I NE$ ONLY ADVISE ANY?+ & HIS ,HI<NESS IS SURE TO DO ! 
 OPPOSITE10 REPLI$ ,B5NIGS54 

,! ,COSSACK'S REPORT1 CONFIRM$ BY HORSE PATROLS :O W]E S5T \T1 WAS 
 ! F9AL PRO( ?AT EV5TS HAD MATUR$4 ,! TI<TLY COIL$ SPR+ WAS 
 RELEAS$1 ! CLOCK BEGAN TO :IR & ! *IMES TO PLAY4 ,DESPITE ALL HIS 
 SUPPOS$ P[]1 HIS 9TELLECT1 HIS EXP]I5CE1 & HIS KN[L$GE ( M51 
 ,KUTUZOV--HAV+ TAK5 9TO CONSID]ATION ! ,COSSACK'S REPORT1 A NOTE 
 FROM ,B5NIGS5 :O S5T P]SONAL REPORTS TO ! ,EMP]OR1 ! WI%ES HE 
 SUPPOS$ ! ,EMP]OR TO HOLD1 & ! FACT ?AT ALL ! G5]ALS EXPRESS$ 
 ! SAME WI%--C\LD NO LONG] *ECK ! 9EVITABLE MOVEM5T1 & 
 GAVE ! ORD] TO DO :AT HE REG>D$ AS USELESS & H>MFUL--GAVE 
 HIS APPROVAL1 ?AT IS1 TO ! ACCOMPLI%$ FACT4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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