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Chapter 33

           

           Fromthebattlefieldadjutantshehadsentout,andorderliesfromhismarshals,keptgallopinguptoNapoleonwithreportsoftheprogressoftheaction,butallthesereportswerefalse,bothbecauseitwasimpossibleintheheatofbattletosaywhatwashappeningatanygivenmomentandbecausemanyoftheadjutantsdidnotgototheactualplaceofconflictbutreportedwhattheyhadheardfromothers;andalsobecausewhileanadjutantwasridingmorethanamiletoNapoleoncircumstanceschangedandthenewshebroughtwasalreadybecomingfalse.ThusanadjutantgallopedupfromMuratwithtidingsthatBorodinóhadbeenoccupiedandthebridgeovertheKolocháwasinthehandsoftheFrench.TheadjutantaskedwhetherNapoleonwishedthetroopstocrossit?Napoleongaveordersthatthetroopsshouldformuponthefarthersideandwait.Butbeforethatorderwasgiven—almostassooninfactastheadjutanthadleftBorodinó—thebridgehadbeenretakenbytheRussiansandburned,intheveryskirmishatwhichPierrehadbeenpresentatthebeginningofthebattle.

           AnadjutantgallopedupfromtheflècheswithapaleandfrightenedfaceandreportedtoNapoleonthattheirattackhadbeenrepulsed,Campanwounded,andDavoutkilled;yetattheverytimetheadjutanthadbeentoldthattheFrenchhadbeenrepulsed,theflècheshadinfactbeenrecapturedbyotherFrenchtroops,andDavoutwasaliveandonlyslightlybruised.OnthebasisofthesenecessarilyuntrustworthyreportsNapoleongavehisorders,whichhadeitherbeenexecutedbeforehegavethemorcouldnotbeandwerenotexecuted.

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