History of the Expedition to Russia eBook

Philippe Paul, comte de Ségur
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 679 pages of information about History of the Expedition to Russia.

History of the Expedition to Russia eBook

Philippe Paul, comte de Ségur
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 679 pages of information about History of the Expedition to Russia.

II.—­Battle of Malo-Yaroslawetz 98

III.—­Distress of the Emperor—­Danger which he ran from a sudden attack of the Cossacks 107

IV.—­Field of Malo-Yaroslawetz—­Council held by the Emperor—­Opinions of Murat, Bessieres, and Davoust—­Napoleon determines to retreat 113

V.—­Kutusoff’s similar determination to retreat from Malo-Yaroslawetz, ineffectually opposed by Sir Robert Wilson—­Napoleon’s projected plan of retreat 118

VI.—­Mortier’s proceedings at Moscow after the departure of the main army—­Blowing up of the Kremlin—­Devastations committed by both armies—­Capture of General Winzingerode—­Napoleon’s behaviour to him 126

VII.—­Arrival at Mojaisk—­Alarming news of the Russian army—­View of the field of Borodino 134

VIII.—­Abandonment of the wounded in the Abbey of Kolotskoi—­Horrible conduct of the suttlers—­Massacre of 2000 Russian prisoners—­Arrival at Gjatz 139

IX.—­Napoleon’s arrival at Wiazma—­Reproaches to Davoust for his tardy mode of retreat, and that officer’s vindication—­Danger of the latter and Eugene—­Arrival of Miloradowitch 144

X.—­Battle between Eugene and Davoust and Miloradowitch, near Wiazma, on the 3d November—­heavy loss of the French 149

XI.—­Dreadful snow-storm on the 6th of November—­its effects upon the troops 155

XII.—­Arrival of the intelligence of Mallet’s conspiracy—­impression produced by it upon Napoleon and his officers—­Message from Ney—­Perilous situation of that marshal 160

XIII.—­Defeat and entire dissolution of the Viceroy’s corps at the passage of the Wop 167

XIV.—­Arrival at Smolensk—­Dreadful sufferings of the troops—­Bad arrangements of the administrators—­Reasons assigned by the latter in their vindication 175

BOOK X.

Chap.  I.—­Wittgenstein’s attack upon Saint Cyr at Polotsk—­Retreat of the latter—­Want of concert in the movements of the Russian generals
          
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II.—­Junction of the corps of Saint Cyr and Victor at Smoliantzy on the 31st October—­Opportunity lost by the latter of defeating the enemy—­General view of the state of the army—­Errors committed by Napoleon and his commanders 192

III.—­Napoleon’s departure from Smolensk—­Dispositions of the Russian army to interrupt his farther retreat—­Bravery of Excelmans—­Arrival at Krasnoe 205

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