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Chapter 1

           RussianauthorsarestillfonderoftellingusthatfromthecommencementofthecampaignaScythianwarplanwasadoptedtolureNapoleonintothedepthsofRussia,andthisplansomeofthemattributetoPfuel,otherstoacertainFrenchman,otherstoToll,andothersagaintoAlexanderhimself—pointingtonotes,projects,andletterswhichcontainhintsofsuchalineofaction.Butallthesehintsatwhathappened,bothfromtheFrenchsideandtheRussian,areadvancedonlybecausetheyfitinwiththeevent.Hadthateventnotoccurredthesehintswouldhavebeenforgotten,aswehaveforgottenthethousandsandmillionsofhintsandexpectationstothecontrarywhichwerecurrentthenbuthavenowbeenforgottenbecausetheeventfalsifiedthem.Therearealwayssomanyconjecturesastotheissueofanyeventthathoweveritmayendtherewillalwaysbepeopletosay:“Isaidthenthatitwouldbeso,”quiteforgettingthatamidtheirinnumerableconjecturesmanyweretoquitethecontraryeffect.

           ConjecturesastoNapoleon’sawarenessofthedangerofextendinghisline,and(ontheRussianside)astoluringtheenemyintothedepthsofRussia,areevidentlyofthatkind,andonlybymuchstrainingcanhistoriansattributesuchconceptionstoNapoleonandhismarshals,orsuchplanstotheRussiancommanders.Allthefactsareinflatcontradictiontosuchconjectures.DuringthewholeperiodofthewarnotonlywastherenowishontheRussiansidetodrawtheFrenchintotheheartofthecountry,butfromtheirfirstentryintoRussiaeverythingwasdonetostopthem.

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