Chapter 19

           

           WhatRussian,readingtheaccountofthelastpartofthecampaignof1812,hasnotexperiencedanuncomfortablefeelingofregret,dissatisfaction,andperplexity?WhohasnotaskedhimselfhowitisthattheFrenchwerenotallcapturedordestroyedwhenourthreearmiessurroundedtheminsuperiornumbers,whenthedisorderedFrench,hungryandfreezing,surrenderedincrowds,andwhen(asthehistoriansrelate)theaimoftheRussianswastostoptheFrench,tocutthemoff,andcapturethemall?

           HowwasitthattheRussianarmy,whichwhennumericallyweakerthantheFrenchhadgivenbattleatBorodinó,didnotachieveitspurposewhenithadsurroundedtheFrenchonthreesidesandwhenitsaimwastocapturethem?CantheFrenchbesoenormouslysuperiortousthatwhenwehadsurroundedthemwithsuperiorforceswecouldnotbeatthem?Howcouldthathappen?

           History(orwhatiscalledbythatname)replyingtothesequestionssaysthatthisoccurredbecauseKutúzovandTormásovandChichagóv,andthismanandthatman,didnotexecutesuchandsuchmaneuvers....

           Butwhydidtheynotexecutethosemaneuvers?Andwhyiftheywereguiltyofnotcarryingoutaprearrangedplanweretheynottriedandpunished?ButevenifweadmittedthatKutúzov,Chichagóv,andotherswerethecauseoftheRussianfailures,itisstillincomprehensiblewhy,thepositionoftheRussianarmybeingwhatitwasatKrásnoeandattheBerëzina(inbothcaseswehadsuperiorforces),theFrencharmywithitsmarshals,kings,andEmperorwasnotcaptured,ifthatwaswhattheRussiansaimedat.

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