The Bridges that Éblé Built
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Description: The story of the bridges built for the French Army's 1812 crossing of the Berezina River.
The Bridges that Éblé built THE BRIDGES THAT ÉBLÉ BUILT THE 1812 CROSSING OF THE BEREZINA "Finally, toward four o'clock in the evening, when it was almost dark, I came to the bridge. Here I saw only one bridge, the second having been shot away. Now it is with horror, but at that time it was with a dull, indifferent feeling, that I looked at the masses of horses and people which lay dead, piled high upon the bridge. Only "Straight ahead and in the middle!" must be the resolution. "Here in the water is your grave; beyond the bridge is the continuation of a wretched life. The decision will be made on the bridge!" Now I kept myself constantly in the middle. The major and I could aid one another; and so amid a hundred blows of sabers we came to the bridge, where not a plank was visible because of the dead men and horses; and, although on reaching the bridge the people fell in masses thirty paces to the right and to the left, we came through to the firm land."
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| Page title: | The Bridges that Éblé built |
| Keywords: | berezina, beresina, beresina crossing, studenka, studienka, borisov, borisoff, napoleon, napoleonic, napoleonic wars, russia, invasion, invasion of russia, russian invasion, 1812, retreat, crossing, military, war, history, war times journal, |
| Description: | The story of the French Army's 1812 Crossing of the Berezina River. |
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