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deal with this distinguished ofzcer in the years 1813

and 1814.

From the fatigues and bad climate 0f Small Wal-

lachia had caught а very bad intermittent fever, and

passed the remainder of the winter, and part 0f the

spring under medical treatment at Buckarest.

Meanwhile in Russia every thing was preparing for

а terrible war with Napoleon; the division, to which

belonged, marched early in the spring from the banks

0f the Dniester to join prince Bagration's army in

Wolhynia.

left Buckarest in April 1812 and оп arriving at

head-quarters at Lutzk, I found that I had been appoin-

ted to the command of а division of grenadiers.

In the beginning of Јипе the memorable campaign

0f 18l2 began by the French army passing the Nie-

теп, and prince Bagration received orders frst to

march northwards towards Brest-Litovsk, and then to

begin his retreat towards Smolensk, where our two

great armies, the Erst under general Barclay-de-Tolly

and the other under prince Bagration, were to unite.

During the whole 0f this march was appointed to

support our rear-guard of cavalry including the cos-

sacks under the hetmann Platof and general Wassil-

chikof, several engagements took place, in which our

rear-guard always had the advantage, and t.he French,

Polish and Westphalian cavalry sufered great losses

in теп, in reputation and in confldence. The 6rst еп-

counter we had with the French was at MohilefT оп

the Dnieper. The corps of general Raevsky had there

а very serious engagement, in which Paskewitch, сот-