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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! SO-CALL$ P>TISAN W> BEGAN ) ! 5TRY ( ! ,FR5* 9TO 
 ,SMOL5SK4 

,BE=E P>TISAN W>F>E HAD BE5 (FICIALLY RECOGNIZ$ BY ! GOV]NM5T1 
 ?\S&S ( 5EMY /RAGGL]S1 M>AUD]S1 & =AG]S HAD BE5 DE/ROY$ 
 BY ! ,COSSACKS & ! PEASANTS1 :O KILL$ !M (F AS 9/9CTIVELY AS 
 DOGS WORRY A /RAY MAD DOG TO DEA?4 ,D5IS ,DAVYDOV1 ) HIS ,RUSSIAN 
 9/9CT1 WAS ! FIR/ TO RECOGNIZE ! VALUE ( ?IS T]RIBLE CUDGEL 
 :I* REG>DLESS ( ! RULES ( MILIT>Y SCI5CE DE/ROY$ ! ,FR5*1 
 & TO HIM BELONGS ! CR$IT = TAK+ ! FIR/ /EP T[>D 
 REGUL>IZ+ ?IS ME?OD ( W>F>E4 

,ON ,AUGU/ #bd ,DAVYDOV'S FIR/ P>TISAN DETA*M5T WAS =M$ & !N 
 O!RS W]E RECOGNIZ$4 ,! FUR!R ! CAMPAIGN PROGRESS$ ! MORE 
 NUM]\S !SE DETA*M5TS BECAME4 

,! IRREGUL>S DE/ROY$ ! GREAT >MY PIECEMEAL4 ,!Y GA!R$ ! 
 FALL5 LEAVES ?AT DROPP$ ( !MSELVES FROM ?AT WI!R$ TREE--! 
 ,FR5* >MY--& SOMETIMES %OOK ?AT TREE ITSELF4 ,BY ,OCTOB]1 :5 
 ! ,FR5* W]E FLEE+ T[>D ,SMOL5SK1 !RE W]E HUNDR$S ( SU* 
 COMPANIES1 ( V>I\S SIZES & *>ACT]S4 ,!RE W]E SOME ?AT ADOPT$ 
 ALL ! >MY ME?ODS & HAD 9FANTRY1 >TILL]Y1 /AFFS1 & ! COM=TS 
 ( LIFE4 ,O!RS CONSI/$ SOLELY ( ,COSSACK CAVALRY4 ,!RE W]E ALSO SMALL 
 SCRAT* GR\PS ( FOOT & HORSE1 & GR\PS ( PEASANTS & L&[N]S 
 ?AT REMA9$ UNKN[N4 ,A SACRI/AN COMM&$ ONE P>TY :I* CAPTUR$ 
 SEV]AL HUNDR$ PRISON]S 9 ! C\RSE ( A MON?2 & !RE WAS 
 ,VASILISA1 ! WIFE ( A VILLAGE ELD]1 :O SLEW HUNDR$S ( ! ,FR5*4 

,! P>TISAN W>F>E FLAM$ UP MO/ FI]CELY 9 ! LATT] DAYS ( 
 ,OCTOB]4 ,ITS FIR/ P]IOD HAD PASS$3 :5 ! P>TISANS !MSELVES1 
 AMAZ$ AT !IR [N BOLDNESS1 FE>$ EV]Y M9UTE TO BE SURR\ND$ & 
 CAPTUR$ BY ! ,FR5*1 & HID 9 ! =E/S )\T UNSADDL+1 H>DLY 
 D>+ TO DISM\NT & ALWAYS EXPECT+ TO BE PURSU$4 ,BY ! 5D ( 
 ,OCTOB] ?IS K9D ( W>F>E HAD TAK5 DEF9ITE %APE3 IT HAD BECOME CLE> 
 TO ALL :AT C\LD BE V5TUR$ AGA9/ ! ,FR5* & :AT C\LD NOT4 ,N[ 
 ONLY ! COMM&]S ( DETA*M5TS ) /AFFS1 & MOV+ ACCORD+ TO 
 RULES AT A DI/ANCE FROM ! ,FR5*1 /ILL REG>D$ MANY ?+S AS 
 IMPOSSIBLE4 ,! SMALL B&S ?AT HAD />T$ !IR ACTIVITIES LONG BE=E 
 & HAD ALREADY OBS]V$ ! ,FR5* CLOSELY CONSID]$ ?+S POSSIBLE 
 :I* ! COMM&]S ( ! BIG DETA*M5TS DID NOT D>E TO CONTEMPLATE4 
 ,! ,COSSACKS & PEASANTS :O CREPT 9 AMONG ! ,FR5* N[ CONSID]$ 
 EV]Y?+ POSSIBLE4 

,ON ,OCTOB] #b#b1 ,D5ISOV 7:O WAS ONE ( ! IRREGUL>S7 WAS ) HIS GR\P 
 AT ! HEI<T ( ! GU]RILLA 5?USIASM4 ,S9CE E>LY MORN+ HE & HIS 
 P>TY HAD BE5 ON ! MOVE4 ,ALL DAY LONG HE HAD BE5 WAT*+ FROM ! 
 =E/ ?AT SKIRT$ ! HI<ROAD A L>GE ,FR5* CONVOY ( CAVALRY BAGGAGE 
 & ,RUSSIAN PRISON]S SEP>AT$ FROM ! RE/ ( ! >MY1 :I*--AS 
 WAS LE>N$ FROM SPIES & PRISON]S--WAS MOV+ UND] A /RONG 
 ESCORT TO ,SMOL5SK4 ,BESIDES ,D5ISOV & ,DOLOKHOV 7:O ALSO L$ A SMALL 
 P>TY & MOV$ 9 ,D5ISOV'S VIC9ITY71 ! COMM&]S ( SOME L>GE 
 DIVISIONS ) /AFFS ALSO KNEW ( ?IS CONVOY &1 AS ,D5ISOV EXPRESS$ 
 IT1 W]E %>P5+ !IR TEE? = IT4 ,TWO ( ! COMM&]S ( L>GE 
 P>TIES--ONE A ,POLE & ! O!R A ,G]MAN--S5T 9VITATIONS TO 
 ,D5ISOV ALMO/ SIMULTANE\SLY1 REQUE/+ HIM TO JO9 UP ) !IR 
 DIVISIONS TO ATTACK ! CONVOY4 

0,NO1 BWO!R1 ,I HAVE GW[N MU/A*ES MYSELF10 SAID ,D5ISOV ON READ+ 
 !SE DOCUM5TS1 & HE WROTE TO ! ,G]MAN ?AT1 DESPITE HIS HE>TFELT 
 DESIRE TO S]VE UND] SO VALIANT & R5[N$ A G5]AL1 HE HAD TO =GO 
 ?AT PLEASURE BECAUSE HE WAS ALREADY UND] ! COMM& ( ! ,POLI% 
 G5]AL4 ,TO ! ,POLI% G5]AL HE REPLI$ TO ! SAME EFFECT1 9=M+ 
 HIM ?AT HE WAS ALREADY UND] ! COMM& ( ! ,G]MAN4 

,HAV+ >RANG$ MATT]S ?US1 ,D5ISOV & ,DOLOKHOV 9T5D$1 )\T 
 REPORT+ MATT]S TO ! HI<] COMM&1 TO ATTACK & SEIZE ?AT CONVOY 
 ) !IR [N SMALL =CES4 ,ON ,OCTOB] #bb IT WAS MOV+ FROM ! VILLAGE 
 ( ,MIKUL9O TO ?AT ( ,%AM%EVO4 ,TO ! LEFT ( ! ROAD BETWE5 ,MIKUL9O 
 & ,%AM%EVO !RE W]E L>GE =E/S1 EXT5D+ 9 SOME PLACES UP TO ! 
 ROAD ITSELF ?\< 9 O!RS A MILE OR MORE BACK FROM IT4 ,?R\< !SE 
 =E/S ,D5ISOV & HIS P>TY RODE ALL DAY1 SOMETIMES KEEP+ WELL BACK 9 
 !M & SOMETIMES COM+ TO ! V]Y $GE1 BUT NEV] LOS+ SI<T ( ! 
 MOV+ ,FR5*4 ,?AT MORN+1 ,COSSACKS ( ,D5ISOV'S P>TY HAD SEIZ$ & 
 C>RI$ (F 9TO ! =E/ TWO WAGONS LOAD$ ) CAVALRY SADDLES1 :I* 
 HAD /UCK 9 ! MUD NOT F> FROM ,MIKUL9O :]E ! =E/ RAN CLOSE TO 
 ! ROAD4 ,S9CE !N1 & UNTIL EV5+1 ! P>TY HAD WAT*$ ! 
 MOVEM5TS ( ! ,FR5* )\T ATTACK+4 ,IT WAS NECESS>Y TO LET ! 
 ,FR5* REA* ,%AM%EVO QUIETLY )\T AL>M+ !M & !N1 AFT] 
 JO9+ ,DOLOKHOV :O WAS TO COME ?AT EV5+ TO A CONSULTATION AT A 
 WAT*MAN'S HUT 9 ! =E/ LESS ?AN A MILE FROM ,%AM%EVO1 TO SURPRISE 
 ! ,FR5* AT DAWN1 FALL+ LIKE AN AVALAN*E ON !IR HEADS FROM TWO 
 SIDES1 & R\T & CAPTURE !M ALL AT ONE BL[4 

,9 !IR RE>1 MORE ?AN A MILE FROM ,MIKUL9O :]E ! =E/ CAME RI<T 
 UP TO ! ROAD1 SIX ,COSSACKS W]E PO/$ TO REPORT IF ANY FRE% COLUMNS ( 
 ,FR5* %\LD %[ !MSELVES4 

,BEYOND ,%AM%EVO1 ,DOLOKHOV WAS TO OBS]VE ! ROAD 9 ! SAME WAY1 TO 
 F9D \T AT :AT DI/ANCE !RE W]E O!R ,FR5* TROOPS4 ,!Y RECKON$ 
 ?AT ! CONVOY HAD FIFTE5 HUNDR$ M54 ,D5ISOV HAD TWO HUNDR$1 & 
 ,DOLOKHOV MI<T HAVE AS MANY MORE1 BUT ! DISP>ITY ( NUMB]S DID NOT 
 DET] ,D5ISOV4 ,ALL ?AT HE N[ WANT$ TO KN[ WAS :AT TROOPS !SE W]E 
 & TO LE>N ?AT HE HAD TO CAPTURE A 0TONGUE0--?AT IS1 A MAN FROM 
 ! 5EMY COLUMN4 ,?AT MORN+'S ATTACK ON ! WAGONS HAD BE5 MADE SO 
 HA/ILY ?AT ! ,FR5*M5 ) ! WAGONS HAD ALL BE5 KILL$2 ONLY A 
 LITTLE DRUMM] BOY HAD BE5 TAK5 ALIVE1 & AS HE WAS A /RAGGL] HE 
 C\LD TELL !M NO?+ DEF9ITE AB\T ! TROOPS 9 ?AT COLUMN4 

,D5ISOV CONSID]$ IT DANG]\S TO MAKE A SECOND ATTACK = FE> ( 
 PUTT+ ! :OLE COLUMN ON ! AL]T1 SO HE S5T ,TIKHON ,%*]BATY1 A 
 PEASANT ( HIS P>TY1 TO ,%AM%EVO TO TRY & SEIZE AT LEA/ ONE ( ! 
 ,FR5* QU>T]MA/]S :O HAD BE5 S5T ON 9 ADVANCE4 

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