. Battles of the nineteenth century . onthe putrid flesh around him, sleeping in thestinking carcase of a disembowelled horse. Taking him tenderly up, the army hurried skeletons they were leaving behind grinned NAPOLEONS MOSCOW CAMPAIGN. silently as the straggling band passed by. A littlefurther on, the wounded at the abbey of Klotskoiheld out their hands beseechingly, and an orderwas issued that every vehicle should carry atleast one of them, the weakest being left to thetender mercies of the Russians. Every now and again a dull explosion camefrom the line of march as caisson after cai
. Battles of the nineteenth century . onthe putrid flesh around him, sleeping in thestinking carcase of a disembowelled horse. Taking him tenderly up, the army hurried skeletons they were leaving behind grinned NAPOLEONS MOSCOW CAMPAIGN. silently as the straggling band passed by. A littlefurther on, the wounded at the abbey of Klotskoiheld out their hands beseechingly, and an orderwas issued that every vehicle should carry atleast one of them, the weakest being left to thetender mercies of the Russians. Every now and again a dull explosion camefrom the line of march as caisson after caissonwas blown up when the horses became too weak prisoners had chosen that method of ridding them-selves of the weakly ones who lagged behind. A stringent order went forth, and the murdersceased ; but every night the miserable captiveswere herded together like cattle, without fire,on the bare ground, a meagre ration of rawhorseflesh served out to them, and when thatfailed the frantic wretches turned cannibals anddevoured each SMOLENSK, THE BANKS OF TH:-: DNIEPER, IN li)i:(Front a Contemfioraty Print.) to drag them ; and a few miles on the road toGjatz a terrible outcry arose as wounded menwere found lying on the ground, having beenthrown out of the sutlers carts in order thatthe vile wretches might save their plunder—onesufferer, a general.^ living just long enough totell the tale. As evening drew down and Napoleon ap-proached Gjatz a tresh horror awaited him ; forRussian dead, still warm, and with their brainsbattered out in a peculiar manner, were met withat every few yards. The escort of Poles, Portu-guese, and Spaniards told off to guard the 21 The 4th Corps, under Eugene, meanwhilefollowed the Imperial column, and Davoutcommanded the rear-guard, five days marchbehind. Intense cold had now set in, and the land wasicebound ; violent winds fluttered the raggeduniforms, the fifteen days rations broughtfrom Moscow were exhausted, and the depth ofmisery seemed to
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