0800 to 1200
16 August 1813
Emperor
Napoleon French Commander in Chief
The first
report of the surrender of 2nd French corps at Possneck was met with
a predictable, and very understandable, Napoleonic outburst. It was just as well that the unfortunate
Marshal Victor was not able to deliver the news in person.
The rage
quickly gave way to a cold determination to prevent the Russians taking
advantage of the situation. Berthier
was summoned with his maps and a new battle plan decided. Orders were written and signed and duty ADCs
on the road within an hour of the news reaching Imperial Headquarters.
The French would
stand and fight.
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