Война и мир

Chapter 33

           

           Themarshalsandgenerals,whowerenearertothefieldofbattlebut,likeNapoleon,didnottakepartintheactualfightingandonlyoccasionallywentwithinmusketrange,madetheirownarrangementswithoutaskingNapoleonandissuedorderswhereandinwhatdirectiontofireandwherecavalryshouldgallopandinfantryshouldrun.Buteventheirorders,likeNapoleon’s,wereseldomcarriedout,andthenbutpartially.Forthemostpartthingshappenedcontrarytotheirorders.Soldiersorderedtoadvanceranbackonmeetinggrapeshot;soldiersorderedtoremainwheretheywere,suddenly,seeingRussiansunexpectedlybeforethem,sometimesrushedbackandsometimesforward,andthecavalrydashedwithoutordersinpursuitoftheflyingRussians.InthiswaytwocavalryregimentsgallopedthroughtheSemënovskhollowandassoonastheyreachedthetopoftheinclineturnedroundandgallopedfullspeedbackagain.Theinfantrymovedinthesameway,sometimesrunningtoquiteotherplacesthanthosetheywereorderedtogoto.Allordersastowhereandwhentomovetheguns,whentosendinfantrytoshootorhorsementoridedowntheRussianinfantry—allsuchordersweregivenbytheofficersonthespotnearesttotheunitsconcerned,withoutaskingeitherNey,Davout,orMurat,muchlessNapoleon

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