Characters Present:
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| Sketch Map II of Austerlitz [1] |
Tsar Alexander
Napoleon Bonaparte
Prince Andrew Bolkónski
Prince Dolgorúkov
Bilíbin
General Kutúzov
Location:
Wischau/Austerlitz
Tsar Alexander sends Prince Dolgorúkov, as a slight, to meet with Napoleon, who has requested a truce.
The army march for two days and 180,000 men (French and allies combined) fight the Battle of Austerlitz.
Prince Andrew and Prince Dolorúkov gossip about Napoleon's character, and argue about what the next strategic move should be, and Bilíbin tells them that they are both wrong because of several people and their locations, which he lists.
General Kutúzov comes out of a meeting first with Count Tolstóy, and when asked by Prince Bolkónski what tomorrows battle will look like, replies that Count Tolstóy had responded to the same question with "My dear General, I am engaged with rice and cutlets, look after military matters yourself."
[1] Tolstoy L, 1993, War and Peace, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, Hertfordshire, p.205
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