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Chapter 9

           Theex-MinisterSteinwastherebecausehisadvicewasusefulandtheEmperorAlexanderheldhiminhighesteempersonally.ArmfeldtvirulentlyhatedNapoleonandwasageneralfullofself-confidence,aqualitythatalwaysinfluencedAlexander.Paulucciwastherebecausehewasboldanddecidedinspeech.TheadjutantsgeneralweretherebecausetheyalwaysaccompaniedtheEmperor,andlastlyandchieflyPfuelwastherebecausehehaddrawnuptheplanofcampaignagainstNapoleonand,havinginducedAlexandertobelieveintheefficacyofthatplan,wasdirectingthewholebusinessofthewar.WithPfuelwasWolzogen,whoexpressedPfuel’sthoughtsinamorecomprehensiblewaythanPfuelhimself(whowasaharsh,bookishtheorist,self-confidenttothepointofdespisingeveryoneelse)wasabletodo.

           BesidestheseRussiansandforeignerswhopropoundednewandunexpectedideaseveryday—especiallytheforeigners,whodidsowithaboldnesscharacteristicofpeopleemployedinacountrynottheirown—thereweremanysecondarypersonagesaccompanyingthearmybecausetheirprincipalswerethere.

           Amongtheopinionsandvoicesinthisimmense,restless,brilliant,andproudsphere,PrinceAndrewnoticedthefollowingsharplydefinedsubdivisionsoftendenciesandparties:

           ThefirstpartyconsistedofPfuelandhisadherents—militarytheoristswhobelievedinascienceofwarwithimmutablelaws—lawsofobliquemovements,outflankings,andsoforth.

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