ISBN: 9781153860581

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not … Plus…

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER LXI. Murat''s Armistice broken of.--Napoleon leaves Moscow on 19th October.--Bloody Skirmish at Malo-Yarowslavetz.--Napoleon in great danger white reconnoitring--He retreats to Vereia, where he meets Martier and the Young Guard.--Wimengerode made Prisoner, and insulted by Buonaparte,--The Kremlin is blown up by the French.--Napoleon continues his Retreat towards Poland--Us Horrors,--Conflict near Wiasma, on 3d November, where the French lose 4000 Men--Cross the River Wiasma during the Night.--The Viceroy of Italy reaches Smolensk, in great distress.--Buonaparte arrives at Smolensk, with the headmost division of the Grand Army.--Calamitous Retreat of Ney''s Division.--The whole French Army now collected at Smolensk. Cautious conduct of Prince Schwartzenberg.--Wimengerode freed on his road to Paris, by a body of Cossacks--Tchitchagoffoccupies Minsk.--Perilous situation of Napoleon. It was easy to make Murat himself the active person in breaking off the armistice, a step which the Russian general preferred, lest a formal intimation of rupture on his own side, might lead the King of Naples to suspect his further purpose. Accordingly, a Cossack having fired his carabine when Murat was examining the advanced guards, irritated, as it was designed to do, that fiery soldier, and induced him to announce to the Russian generals that the armistice was ended. The Russians were the first to commence hostilities. The camp, or position, which Murat occupied, Worodonow, was covered on the right, and on the centre, by a rivulet or brook, running in a deep ravine; but the stream taking another direction, left a good part of the left wing uncovered, which was at the same time exposed to surprise from a wood covering a little plain where his left... Walter Scott, Books, History, The miscellaneous prose works of Sir Walter Scott, bart Volume 14 Books>History, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781153860581

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not … Plus…

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER LXI. Murat''s Armistice broken of.--Napoleon leaves Moscow on 19th October.--Bloody Skirmish at Malo-Yarowslavetz.--Napoleon in great danger white reconnoitring--He retreats to Vereia, where he meets Martier and the Young Guard.--Wimengerode made Prisoner, and insulted by Buonaparte,--The Kremlin is blown up by the French.--Napoleon continues his Retreat towards Poland--Us Horrors,--Conflict near Wiasma, on 3d November, where the French lose 4000 Men--Cross the River Wiasma during the Night.--The Viceroy of Italy reaches Smolensk, in great distress.--Buonaparte arrives at Smolensk, with the headmost division of the Grand Army.--Calamitous Retreat of Ney''s Division.--The whole French Army now collected at Smolensk. Cautious conduct of Prince Schwartzenberg.--Wimengerode freed on his road to Paris, by a body of Cossacks--Tchitchagoffoccupies Minsk.--Perilous situation of Napoleon. It was easy to make Murat himself the active person in breaking off the armistice, a step which the Russian general preferred, lest a formal intimation of rupture on his own side, might lead the King of Naples to suspect his further purpose. Accordingly, a Cossack having fired his carabine when Murat was examining the advanced guards, irritated, as it was designed to do, that fiery soldier, and induced him to announce to the Russian generals that the armistice was ended. The Russians were the first to commence hostilities. The camp, or position, which Murat occupied, Worodonow, was covered on the right, and on the centre, by a rivulet or brook, running in a deep ravine; but the stream taking another direction, left a good part of the left wing uncovered, which was at the same time exposed to surprise from a wood covering a little plain where his left... Walter Scott, Books, History, The miscellaneous prose works of Sir Walter Scott, bart Volume 14 Books>History <

ISBN: 9781153860581

Walter Scott, Paperback, English-language edition, Pub by General Books LLC Books History~~General Miscellaneous-Prose-Works-of-Sir-Walter-Scott-Bart~~Walter-Scott General Books LLC