Peter Parley's visit to London - Tim And Angi

VISIT TO LONDON. 109
" '
On the eve of the memorable battle of
Austerlitz,
in which he was entrusted with
the command of the centre of the army,
Napoleon, as usual, called his marshals together
to explain his plans to them, and to
give them instructions for their guidance.
To
the others he was minute in his directions, in
proportion to the importance of the posts
assigned to them. When he came to Soult,
however, he merely said,
'
as for you, Soult,
I have only to say, act as you always do.'
'" In the midst of the battle, an aide-de-camp
arrived with an order that the Marshal should
instantly push forward and gain certain
heights. I will obey the Emperor's commands
'
as soon as I can,' replied Soult,
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