Война и мир

Chapter 14

           Bagratión’sexhaustedandhungrydetachment,whichalonecoveredthismovementofthetransportandofthewholearmy,hadtoremainstationaryinfaceofanenemyeighttimesasstrongasitself.

           Kutúzov’sexpectationsthattheproposalsofcapitulation(whichwereinnowaybinding)mightgivetimeforpartofthetransporttopass,andalsothatMurat’smistakewouldverysoonbediscovered,provedcorrect.AssoonasBonaparte(whowasatSchönbrunn,sixteenmilesfromHollabrünn)receivedMurat’sdispatchwiththeproposalofatruceandacapitulation,hedetectedaruseandwrotethefollowinglettertoMurat:

           Schönbrunn,25thBrumaire,1805,

           ateighto’clockinthemorning

           ToPRINCEMURAT,

           Icannotfindwordstoexpresstoyoumydispleasure.Youcommandonlymyadvanceguard,andhavenorighttoarrangeanarmisticewithoutmyorder.Youarecausingmetolosethefruitsofacampaign.Breakthearmisticeimmediatelyandmarchontheenemy.Informhimthatthegeneralwhosignedthatcapitulationhadnorighttodoso,andthatnoonebuttheEmperorofRussiahasthatright.

           If,however,theEmperorofRussiaratifiesthatconvention,Iwillratifyit;butitisonlyatrick.Marchon,destroytheRussianarmy....Youareinapositiontoseizeitsbaggageandartillery.

           TheRussianEmperor’saide-de-campisanimpostor.Officersarenothingwhentheyhavenopowers;thisonehadnone....TheAustriansletthemselvesbetrickedatthecrossingoftheViennabridge,youarelettingyourselfbetrickedbyanaide-de-campoftheEmperor

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