Война и мир

Chapter 1

           IconfessIdonotwantto.”

           TheswarmofBronnítskisandWintzingerodesandtheirlikestillfurtherembitteredtherelationsbetweenthecommandersinchief,andevenlessunityresulted.PreparationsweremadetofighttheFrenchbeforeSmolénsk.Ageneralwassenttosurveytheposition.Thisgeneral,hatingBarclay,rodetovisitafriendofhisown,acorpscommander,and,havingspentthedaywithhim,returnedtoBarclayandcondemned,asunsuitablefromeverypointofview,thebattlegroundhehadnotseen.

           Whiledisputesandintriguesweregoingonaboutthefuturefieldofbattle,andwhilewewerelookingfortheFrench—havinglosttouchwiththem—theFrenchstumbleduponNevérovski’sdivisionandreachedthewallsofSmolénsk.

           ItwasnecessarytofightanunexpectedbattleatSmolénsktosaveourlinesofcommunication.Thebattlewasfoughtandthousandswerekilledonbothsides.

           SmolénskwasabandonedcontrarytothewishesoftheEmperorandofthewholepeople.ButSmolénskwasburnedbyitsowninhabitantswhohadbeenmisledbytheirgovernor.Andtheseruinedinhabitants,settinganexampletootherRussians,wenttoMoscowthinkingonlyoftheirownlossesbutkindlinghatredofthefoe.Napoleonadvancedfartherandweretired,thusarrivingattheveryresultwhichcausedhisdestruction.

           

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