Memoirs Of Sergeant Bourgogne (1812-1813)

Adjutant-Major afterwards arms army arrived artillery asked began Bérézina bivouac Bourgogne brandy bridge caught sight cavalry cellar Chasseurs cloak cold Colonel comrades Cossacks cries crossed Cuirassiers dead difficulty door Emperor Faloppa fell fifteen fighting filled find finding fine finished fire fired firing first five flames flour followed francs French friends front frozen gave Grangier Grenadiers half hand head heard horse hour Imperial Guard killed knapsack Kowno Kremlin leagues leave legs Lithuania looked Marshal Marshal Mortier Marshal Ney morning Moscow musket night o’clock officer ourselves passed peasants Picart piece poor portmanteau prisoner quarter reached recognised regiment rest road round Russians saying sergeant sheepskin shelter sledge sleep slept snow soldiers soon soup stopped straw sword taken thought told took town turned Valenciennes Vélites village waggon waiting walked warm Wilna woman wood wounded wretched