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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! TW5TY-FIF? ( ,AUGU/1 SO HIS HI/ORIANS TELL US1 ,NAPOLEON SP5T 
 ! :OLE DAY ON HORSEBACK 9SPECT+ ! LOCALITY1 CONSID]+ PLANS 
 SUBMITT$ TO HIM BY HIS M>%ALS1 & P]SONALLY GIV+ COMM&S TO HIS 
 G5]ALS4 

,! ORIG9AL L9E ( ! ,RUSSIAN =CES ALONG ! RIV] ,KOLO*A HAD BE5 
 DISLOCAT$ BY ! CAPTURE ( ! ,%EV>D9O ,R$\BT ON ! TW5TY-F\R?1 
 & P>T ( ! L9E--! LEFT FLANK--HAD BE5 DRAWN BACK4 ,?AT 
 P>T ( ! L9E WAS NOT 5TR5*$ & 9 FRONT ( IT ! GR\ND WAS MORE 
 OP5 & LEVEL ?AN ELSE:]E4 ,IT WAS EVID5T TO ANYONE1 MILIT>Y OR NOT1 
 ?AT IT WAS H]E ! ,FR5* %\LD ATTACK4 ,IT W\LD SEEM ?AT NOT MU* 
 CONSID]ATION WAS NE$$ TO REA* ?IS CONCLUSION1 NOR ANY P>TICUL> C>E 
 OR TR\BLE ON ! P>T ( ! ,EMP]OR & HIS M>%ALS1 NOR WAS !RE ANY 
 NE$ ( ?AT SPECIAL & SUPREME QUALITY CALL$ G5IUS ?AT PEOPLE >E SO 
 APT TO ASCRIBE TO ,NAPOLEON2 YET ! HI/ORIANS :O DESCRIB$ ! EV5T 
 LAT] & ! M5 :O !N SURR\ND$ ,NAPOLEON1 & HE HIMSELF1 ?\<T 
 O!RWISE4 

,NAPOLEON RODE OV] ! PLA9 & SURVEY$ ! LOCALITY ) A PR(\ND AIR 
 & 9 SIL5CE1 NODD$ ) APPROVAL OR %OOK HIS HEAD DUBI\SLY1 & 
 )\T COMMUNICAT+ TO ! G5]ALS >\ND HIM ! PR(\ND C\RSE ( 
 IDEAS :I* GUID$ HIS DECISIONS M]ELY GAVE !M HIS F9AL CONCLUSIONS 9 
 ! =M ( COMM&S4 ,HAV+ LI/5$ TO A SUGGE/ION FROM ,DAV\T1 :O WAS 
 N[ CALL$ ,PR9CE D',ECKMUHL1 TO TURN ! ,RUSSIAN LEFT W+1 ,NAPOLEON SAID 
 IT %\LD NOT BE DONE1 )\T EXPLA9+ :Y NOT4 ,TO A PROPOSAL MADE BY 
 ,G5]AL ,CAMPAN 7:O WAS TO ATTACK ! FLE*ES7 TO LEAD HIS DIVISION 
 ?R\< ! WOODS1 ,NAPOLEON AGRE$1 ?\< ! SO-CALL$ ,DUKE ( ,EL*+5 
 7,NEY7 V5TUR$ TO REM>K ?AT A MOVEM5T ?R\< ! WOODS WAS DANG]\S 
 & MI<T DISORD] ! DIVISION4 

,HAV+ 9SPECT$ ! C\NTRY OPPOSITE ! ,%EV>D9O ,R$\BT1 ,NAPOLEON 
 POND]$ A LITTLE 9 SIL5CE & !N 9DICAT$ ! SPOTS :]E TWO 
 BATT]IES %\LD BE SET UP BY ! MORR[ TO ACT AGA9/ ! ,RUSSIAN 
 5TR5*M5TS1 & ! PLACES :]E1 9 L9E ) !M1 ! FIELD 
 >TILL]Y %\LD BE PLAC$4 

,AFT] GIV+ !SE & O!R COMM&S HE RETURN$ TO HIS T5T1 & ! 
 DISPOSITIONS = ! BATTLE W]E WRITT5 D[N FROM HIS DICTATION4 

,!SE DISPOSITIONS1 ( :I* ! ,FR5* HI/ORIANS WRITE ) 5?USIASM 
 & O!R HI/ORIANS ) PR(\ND RESPECT1 W]E AS FOLL[S3 

,AT DAWN ! TWO NEW BATT]IES E/ABLI%$ DUR+ ! NI<T ON ! PLA9 
 OCCUPI$ BY ! ,PR9CE D',ECKMUHL WILL OP5 FIRE ON ! OPPOS+ BATT]IES 
 ( ! 5EMY4 

,AT ! SAME TIME ! COMM&] ( ! >TILL]Y ( ! #a/ ,CORPS1 ,G5]AL 
 ,P]NETTI1 ) ?IRTY CANNON ( ,CAMPAN'S DIVISION & ALL ! H[ITZ]S ( 
 ,DESSAIX'S & ,FRIANT'S DIVISIONS1 WILL MOVE =W>D1 OP5 FIRE1 & 
 OV]:ELM ) %ELLFIRE ! 5EMY'S BATT]Y1 AGA9/ :I* WILL OP]ATE3 

 #bd GUNS ( ! >TILL]Y ( ! ,GU>DS 
 #c GUNS ( ,CAMPAN'S DIVISION 

 & #h GUNS ( ,FRIANT'S & ,DESSAIX'S DIVISIONS 
 -- 

 9 ALL #fb GUNS4 

  

,! COMM&] ( ! >TILL]Y ( ! #cRD ,CORPS1 ,G5]AL ,F\*E1 WILL 
 PLACE ! H[ITZ]S ( ! #cRD & #h? ,CORPS1 SIXTE5 9 ALL1 ON ! 
 FLANKS ( ! BATT]Y ?AT IS TO BOMB>D ! 5TR5*M5T ON ! LEFT1 
 :I* WILL HAVE =TY GUNS 9 ALL DIRECT$ AGA9/ IT4 

,G5]AL ,SORBI] MU/ BE READY AT ! FIR/ ORD] TO ADVANCE ) ALL ! 
 H[ITZ]S ( ! ,GU>D'S >TILL]Y AGA9/ EI!R ONE OR O!R ( ! 
 5TR5*M5TS4 

,DUR+ ! CANNONADE ,PR9CE ,PONIAT[SKI IS TO ADVANCE ?R\< ! WOOD ON 
 ! VILLAGE & TURN ! 5EMY'S POSITION4 

,G5]AL ,CAMPAN WILL MOVE ?R\< ! WOOD TO SEIZE ! FIR/ 
 =TIFICATION4 

,AFT] ! ADVANCE HAS BEGUN 9 ?IS MANN]1 ORD]S WILL BE GIV5 9 
 ACCORDANCE ) ! 5EMY'S MOVEM5TS4 

,! CANNONADE ON ! LEFT FLANK WILL BEG9 AS SOON AS ! GUNS ( ! 
 RI<T W+ >E HE>D4 ,! %>P%OOT]S ( ,MOR&'S DIVISION & ( ! 
 VISE-,K+'S DIVISION WILL OP5 A HEAVY FIRE ON SEE+ ! ATTACK COMM5CE 
 ON ! RI<T W+4 

,! VISE-,K+ WILL OCCUPY ! VILLAGE & CROSS BY ITS ?REE BRIDGES1 
 ADVANC+ TO ! SAME HEI<TS AS ,MOR&'S & ,GIBR>D'S DIVISIONS1 :I* 
 UND] HIS LEAD]%IP WILL BE DIRECT$ AGA9/ ! R$\BT & COME 9TO 
 L9E ) ! RE/ ( ! =CES4 

,ALL ?IS MU/ BE DONE 9 GOOD ORD] 7LE T\T SE F]A AVEC ORDRE ET 
 ME?ODE7 AS F> AS POSSIBLE RETA9+ TROOPS 9 RES]VE4 

,! ,IMP]IAL ,CAMP NE> ,MOZHAYSK1 

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,!SE DISPOSITIONS1 :I* >E V]Y OBSCURE & CONFUS$ IF ONE ALL[S 
 ONESELF TO REG>D ! >RANGEM5TS )\T RELIGI\S AWE ( HIS G5IUS1 
 RELAT$ TO ,NAPOLEON'S ORD]S TO DEAL ) F\R PO9TS--F\R DIFF]5T 
 ORD]S4 ,NOT ONE ( !SE WAS1 OR C\LD BE1 C>RI$ \T4 

,9 ! DISPOSITION IT IS SAID FIR/ ?AT ! BATT]IES PLAC$ ON ! SPOT 
 *OS5 BY ,NAPOLEON1 ) ! GUNS ( ,P]NETTI & ,F\*E2 :I* W]E TO 
 COME 9 L9E ) !M1 #ab GUNS 9 ALL1 W]E TO OP5 FIRE & %[] 
 %ELLS ON ! ,RUSSIAN FLE*ES & R$\BTS4 ,?IS C\LD NOT BE DONE1 AS 
 FROM ! SPOTS SELECT$ BY ,NAPOLEON ! PROJECTILES DID NOT C>RY TO ! 
 ,RUSSIAN WORKS1 & ?OSE #ab GUNS %OT 9TO ! AIR UNTIL ! NE>E/ 
 COMM&]1 CONTR>Y TO ,NAPOLEON'S 9/RUCTIONS1 MOV$ !M =W>D4 

,! SECOND ORD] WAS ?AT ,PONIAT[SKI1 MOV+ TO ! VILLAGE ?R\< ! 
 WOOD1 %\LD TURN ! ,RUSSIAN LEFT FLANK4 ,?IS C\LD NOT BE DONE & WAS 
 NOT DONE1 BECAUSE ,PONIAT[SKI1 ADVANC+ ON ! VILLAGE ?R\< ! WOOD1 
 MET ,TU*KOV !RE B>R+ HIS WAY1 & C\LD NOT & DID NOT TURN ! 
 ,RUSSIAN POSITION4 

,! ?IRD ORD] WAS3 ,G5]AL ,CAMPAN WILL MOVE ?R\< ! WOOD TO SEIZE 
 ! FIR/ =TIFICATION4 ,G5]AL ,CAMPAN'S DIVISION DID NOT SEIZE ! 
 FIR/ =TIFICATION BUT WAS DRIV5 BACK1 = ON EM]G+ FROM ! WOOD IT HAD 
 TO RE=M UND] GRAPE%OT1 ( :I* ,NAPOLEON WAS UNAW>E4 

,! F\R? ORD] WAS3 ,! VISE-,K+ WILL OCCUPY ! VILLAGE 7,BOROD9O7 & 
 CROSS BY ITS ?REE BRIDGES1 ADVANC+ TO ! SAME HEI<TS AS ,MOR&'S & 
 ,G]>D'S DIVISIONS 7= :OSE MOVEM5TS NO DIRECTIONS >E GIV571 :I* 
 UND] HIS LEAD]%IP WILL BE DIRECT$ AGA9/ ! R$\BT & COME 9TO 
 L9E ) ! RE/ ( ! =CES4 

,AS F> AS ONE CAN MAKE \T1 NOT SO MU* FROM ?IS UN9TELLIGIBLE S5T5CE 
 AS FROM ! ATTEMPTS ! VISE-,K+ MADE TO EXECUTE ! ORD]S GIV5 HIM1 
 HE WAS TO ADVANCE FROM ! LEFT ?R\< ,BOROD9O TO ! R$\BT :ILE ! 
 DIVISIONS ( ,MOR& & ,G]>D W]E TO ADVANCE SIMULTANE\SLY FROM ! 
 FRONT4 

,ALL ?IS1 LIKE ! O!R P>TS ( ! DISPOSITION1 WAS NOT & C\LD NOT 
 BE EXECUT$4 ,AFT] PASS+ ?R\< ,BOROD9O ! VISE-,K+ WAS DRIV5 BACK 
 TO ! ,KOLO*A & C\LD GET NO F>!R2 :ILE ! DIVISIONS ( ,MOR& & 
 ,G]>D DID NOT TAKE ! R$\BT BUT W]E DRIV5 BACK1 & ! R$\BT WAS 
 ONLY TAK5 AT ! 5D ( ! BATTLE BY ! CAVALRY 7A ?+ PROBABLY 
 UN=ESE5 & NOT HE>D ( BY ,NAPOLEON74 ,SO NOT ONE ( ! ORD]S 9 ! 
 DISPOSITION WAS1 OR C\LD BE1 EXECUT$4 ,BUT 9 ! DISPOSITION IT IS SAID 
 ?AT1 AFT] ! FI<T HAS COMM5C$ 9 ?IS MANN]1 ORD]S WILL BE GIV5 
 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! 5EMY'S MOVEM5TS1 & SO IT MI<T BE SUPPOS$ ?AT 
 ALL NECESS>Y >RANGEM5TS W\LD BE MADE BY ,NAPOLEON DUR+ ! BATTLE4 
 ,BUT ?IS WAS NOT & C\LD NOT BE DONE1 = DUR+ ! :OLE BATTLE 
 ,NAPOLEON WAS SO F> AWAY ?AT1 AS APPE>$ LAT]1 HE C\LD NOT KN[ ! 
 C\RSE ( ! BATTLE & NOT ONE ( HIS ORD]S DUR+ ! FI<T C\LD BE 
 EXECUT$4 

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