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Chapter 2

           

           DuringthemonththattheFrenchtroopswerepillaginginMoscowandtheRussiantroopswerequietlyencampedatTarútino,achangehadtakenplaceintherelativestrengthofthetwoarmies—bothinspiritandinnumber—asaresultofwhichthesuperiorityhadpassedtotheRussianside.ThoughtheconditionandnumbersoftheFrencharmywereunknowntotheRussians,assoonasthatchangeoccurredtheneedofattackingatonceshoweditselfbycountlesssigns.Thesesignswere:Lauriston’smission;theabundanceofprovisionsatTarútino;thereportscominginfromallsidesoftheinactivityanddisorderoftheFrench;theflowofrecruitstoourregiments;thefineweather;thelongresttheRussiansoldiershadenjoyed,andtheimpatiencetodowhattheyhadbeenassembledfor,whichusuallyshowsitselfinanarmythathasbeenresting;curiosityastowhattheFrencharmy,solonglostsightof,wasdoing;theboldnesswithwhichouroutpostsnowscoutedcloseuptotheFrenchstationedatTarútino;thenewsofeasysuccessesgainedbypeasantsandguerrillatroopsovertheFrench,theenvyarousedbythis;thedesireforrevengethatlayintheheartofeveryRussianaslongastheFrenchwereinMoscow,and(aboveall)adimconsciousnessineverysoldier’smindthattherelativestrengthofthearmieshadchangedandthattheadvantagewasnowonourside.Therewasasubstantialchangeintherelativestrength,andanadvancehadbecomeinevitable

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