Война и мир

Chapter 19

           

           Anditisofthisperiodofthecampaign—whenthearmylackedbootsandsheepskincoats,wasshortofprovisionsandwithoutvodka,andwascampingoutatnightformonthsinthesnowwithfifteendegreesoffrost,whentherewereonlysevenoreighthoursofdaylightandtherestwasnightinwhichtheinfluenceofdisciplinecannotbemaintained,whenmenweretakenintothatregionofdeathwheredisciplinefails,notforafewhoursonlyasinabattle,butformonths,wheretheywereeverymomentfightingdeathfromhungerandcold,whenhalfthearmyperishedinasinglemonth—itisofthisperiodofthecampaignthatthehistorianstellushowMilorádovichshouldhavemadeaflankmarchtosuchandsuchaplace,Tormásovtoanotherplace,andChichagóvshouldhavecrossed(morethanknee-deepinsnow)tosomewhereelse,andhowso-and-so“routed”and“cutoff”theFrenchandsoonandsoon.

           TheRussians,halfofwhomdied,didallthatcouldandshouldhavebeendonetoattainanendworthyofthenation,andtheyarenottoblamebecauseotherRussians,sittinginwarmrooms,proposedthattheyshoulddowhatwasimpossible.

           Allthatstrangecontradictionnowdifficulttounderstandbetweenthefactsandthehistoricalaccountsonlyarisesbecausethehistoriansdealingwiththematterhavewrittenthehistoryofthebeautifulwordsandsentimentsofvariousgenerals,andnotthehistoryoftheevents

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