" And his fancy pictured the battle, its loss, the concentration of fighting at one point, and the hesitation of all the commanders.

And then that happy moment, that Toulon for which he had so long waited, presents itself to him at last.

He firmly and clearly expresses his opinion to Kutuzov, to Weyrother, and to the Emperors.

All are struck by the justness of his views, but no one undertakes to carry them out, so he takes a regiment, a division-stipulates that no one is to interfere with his arrangements--leads his division to the decisive point, and gains the victory alone.