Война и мир

Chapter 14

           ButtoforestalltheFrenchwithhiswholearmywasimpossible.TheroadfortheFrenchfromViennatoZnaimwasshorterandbetterthantheroadfortheRussiansfromKremstoZnaim.

           Thenighthereceivedthenews,KutúzovsentBagratión’svanguard,fourthousandstrong,totherightacrossthehillsfromtheKrems-ZnaimtotheVienna-Znaimroad.Bagratiónwastomakethismarchwithoutresting,andtohaltfacingViennawithZnaimtohisrear,andifhesucceededinforestallingtheFrenchhewastodelaythemaslongaspossible.KutúzovhimselfwithallhistransporttooktheroadtoZnaim.

           Marchingthirtymilesthatstormynightacrossroadlesshills,withhishungry,ill-shodsoldiers,andlosingathirdofhismenasstragglersbytheway,BagratióncameoutontheVienna-ZnaimroadatHollabrünnafewhoursaheadoftheFrenchwhowereapproachingHollabrünnfromVienna.KutúzovwithhistransporthadstilltomarchforsomedaysbeforehecouldreachZnaim.HenceBagratiónwithhisfourthousandhungry,exhaustedmenwouldhavetodetainfordaysthewholeenemyarmythatcameuponhimatHollabrünn,whichwasclearlyimpossible.Butafreakoffatemadetheimpossiblepossible.ThesuccessofthetrickthathadplacedtheViennabridgeinthehandsoftheFrenchwithoutafightledMurattotrytodeceiveKutúzovinasimilarway.MeetingBagratión’sweakdetachmentontheZnaimroadhesupposedittobeKutúzov’swholearmy.

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