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Chapter 5

           IsweartoyouonmyhonorthatNapoleonwasinsuchafixasneverbeforeandmighthavelosthalfhisarmybutcouldnothavetakenSmolénsk.Ourtroopsfought,andarefighting,asneverbefore.WithfifteenthousandmenIheldtheenemyatbayforthirty-fivehoursandbeathim;buthewouldnotholdoutevenforfourteenhours.Itisdisgraceful,astainonourarmy,andasforhim,heought,itseemstome,nottolive.Ifhereportsthatourlossesweregreat,itisnottrue;perhapsaboutfourthousand,notmore,andnoteventhat;butevenweretheytenthousand,that’swar!Buttheenemyhaslostmasses....

           Whatwouldithavecosthimtoholdoutforanothertwodays?Theywouldhavehadtoretireoftheirownaccord,fortheyhadnowaterformenorhorses.Hegavemehiswordhewouldnotretreat,butsuddenlysentinstructionsthathewasretiringthatnight.Wecannotfightinthisway,orwemaysoonbringtheenemytoMoscow....

           Thereisarumorthatyouarethinkingofpeace.Godforbidthatyoushouldmakepeaceafteralloursacrificesandsuchinsaneretreats!YouwouldsetallRussiaagainstyouandeveryoneofuswouldfeelashamedtoweartheuniform.Ifithascometothis—wemustfightaslongasRussiacanandaslongastherearemenabletostand....

           Onemanoughttobeincommand,andnottwo.YourMinistermayperhapsbegoodasaMinister,butasageneralheisnotmerelybadbutexecrable,yettohimisentrustedthefateofourwholecountry....Iamreallyfranticwithvexation;forgivemywritingboldly

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