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Identifier: battlesofninetee01forb (find matches)
Title: Battles of the nineteenth century
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Forbes, Archibald, 1838-1900 Atteridge, A. Hilliard (Andrew Hilliard)
Subjects: Battles Military history, Modern
Publisher: London New York : Cassell and Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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g columnswound ; the Russians burning their villagesas they retired, the French in their turndestro3ing v/hat the Russians had left, devas-tation and disorder marking every league o\the way ; the roads dotted with the bodie:^ NAPOLEONS MOSCOW CAMPAIGN. ;o9 of dead men and horses, who had sunk withfatigue, and the rear-guard of the enemy dis-appearing as the French advance-guard camein sight of it. Napoleon derided the foe as arrant Cowards ;but the persistent retreat was all part of a wisepolicy, originated by De Tolly, to draw theminto an luiknown country, far from theirmagazines, until hunger, forced marches, the and routed them in quick succession amongthe birch woods ; Alurat ordering some Polesof the Line to charge, and being obliged to leadthem, although, as commander, he should havekept out of danger. The lances v\ere lowered in a glittering rowbehind him, and the troopers, gay in blue andyellow, came thundering on. From the natureof the ground escape was impossible, so, making
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gknei;al view of the city of Moscow. burning heat of the days folloAved by nightsof intense cold, and last of all the terrible winterof those latitudes, should crumble away thearmy and utterly destroy it. The young blood of Russia naturallv revoltedat such a course and wished to fight, but resultshave justified its adoption, the significant factremaining as additional proof of its wisdom,that in nearly every instance during the ad-vance, where the two forces came into contact,che French proved victorious. At Ostrowno the remnants of the 8th Hussarscame up with three Russian cavalry regiments, a virtue of necessity, the King of Naplesflourished his famous riding-switch, galloped attheir head, and the charge was successful : theio6th took the Russians on one side, PiresHussars and i6th Chasseurs on the other. TheFrench artillery resumed its fire ; and fallingback in disorder, the foe melted away into theforest that hid Witepsk. At that place De Tolly made a stand, hearingthat Bagration

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