Chapter 19

           

           Kutúzov’sordertoretreatthroughMoscowtotheRyazánroadwasissuedatnightonthefirstofSeptember.

           Thefirsttroopsstartedatonce,andduringthenighttheymarchedslowlyandsteadilywithouthurry.Atdaybreak,however,thosenearingthetownattheDorogomílovbridgesawaheadofthemmassesofsoldierscrowdingandhurryingacrossthebridge,ascendingontheoppositesideandblockingthestreetsandalleys,whileendlessmassesoftroopswerebearingdownonthemfrombehind,andanunreasoninghurryandalarmovercamethem.Theyallrushedforwardtothebridge,ontoit,andtothefordsandtheboats.KutúzovhimselfhaddrivenroundbysidestreetstotheothersideofMoscow.

           Byteno’clockinthemorningofthesecondofSeptember,onlytherearguardremainedintheDorogomílovsuburb,wheretheyhadampleroom.ThemainarmywasontheothersideofMoscoworbeyondit.

           Atthatverytime,atteninthemorningofthesecondofSeptember,NapoleonwasstandingamonghistroopsonthePoklónnyHilllookingatthepanoramaspreadoutbeforehim.

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