The news that Napoleon is in Formínsk is quickly carried to Kutúzov.
Summary:
Having changed horses twice and galloped twenty miles in an hour and a half over a sticky, muddy road, Bolkhovítinov, the courier from Dokhtúrov, arrives at Kutúzov’s headquarters in the middle of the night. Nearly everyone is asleep. But, realizing the great importance of this information, his staff very quickly decides to awaken Kutúzov and give him the Dokhtúrov’s report.
quote from the chapter:
Coming out of the hut into the damp, dark night Konovnítsyn frowned-partly from an increased pain in his head and partly at the unpleasant thought that occurred to him, of how all that nest of influential men on the staff would be stirred up by this news, especially Bennigsen, who ever since Tarútino had been at daggers drawn with Kutúzov; and how they would make suggestions, quarrel, issue orders, and rescind them. And this premonition was disagreeable to him though he knew it could not be helped. And in fact Toll, to whom he went to communicate the news, immediately began to expound his plans to a general sharing his quarters, until Konovnítsyn, who listened in weary silence, reminded him that they must go to see his Highness.
Book 13, Chapter 16
The news that Napoleon is in Formínsk is quickly carried to Kutúzov.
Summary:
Having changed horses twice and galloped twenty miles in an hour and a half over a sticky, muddy road, Bolkhovítinov, the courier from Dokhtúrov, arrives at Kutúzov’s headquarters in the middle of the night. Nearly everyone is asleep. But, realizing the great importance of this information, his staff very quickly decides to awaken Kutúzov and give him the Dokhtúrov’s report.
quote from the chapter:
Coming out of the hut into the damp, dark night Konovnítsyn frowned-partly from an increased pain in his head and partly at the unpleasant thought that occurred to him, of how all that nest of influential men on the staff would be stirred up by this news, especially Bennigsen, who ever since Tarútino had been at daggers drawn with Kutúzov; and how they would make suggestions, quarrel, issue orders, and rescind them. And this premonition was disagreeable to him though he knew it could not be helped. And in fact Toll, to whom he went to communicate the news, immediately began to expound his plans to a general sharing his quarters, until Konovnítsyn, who listened in weary silence, reminded him that they must go to see his Highness.
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