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Page 123
... decisive battle . Kutusov was too wily to be hoodwinked by such manoeuvres , but Alexander had now arrived and was in command . His aide - de - camp Prince Dolgorouki had an interview with Napoleon on November 30 and reported that ...
... decisive battle . Kutusov was too wily to be hoodwinked by such manoeuvres , but Alexander had now arrived and was in command . His aide - de - camp Prince Dolgorouki had an interview with Napoleon on November 30 and reported that ...
Page 160
... decisive , if so applied over a fairly long period : and in fact it was effectively applied only from the middle of 1807 to the middle of 1808 and from mid - 1810 to mid - 1812 . Secondly , the most dangerous threat to England was a ...
... decisive , if so applied over a fairly long period : and in fact it was effectively applied only from the middle of 1807 to the middle of 1808 and from mid - 1810 to mid - 1812 . Secondly , the most dangerous threat to England was a ...
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... decisive battle : Junot was sent ahead across the Dnieper to cut the Moscow road . But the enveloping movement failed , through Junot's hesitancy ; after a two - day bombardment , Barclay abandoned the burnt - out shell of Smolensk ...
... decisive battle : Junot was sent ahead across the Dnieper to cut the Moscow road . But the enveloping movement failed , through Junot's hesitancy ; after a two - day bombardment , Barclay abandoned the burnt - out shell of Smolensk ...
Contents
PREFACE page | xi |
CORSICAN BACKGROUND | 15 |
THE TURN OF THE WHEEL | 24 |
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