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A French general having inconsiderately asked this stranger what we should find between Wiazma and Moscow, the Russian proudly replied, "Pultowa." This answer bespoke a battle; it pleased the French, who are fond of a smart repartee, and delight to meet with enemies worthy of themselves. This officer was conducted back without precaution, as he had been brought.
In considering the effects of the overthrow which the Swedish arms sustained at Pultowa, and in speculating on the probable consequences that would have followed if the invaders had been successful we must not only bear in mind the wretched state In which Peter found Russia at his accession, compared with her present grandeur, but we must also keep in view the fact, that, at the time when Pultowa was fought, his reforms were yet incomplete, and his new institutions immature.
The generals of Charles now implore him to return to Sweden, at least to seek winter quarters in the Ukraine; but the monarch, infatuated, lays siege to Pultowa, and gives battle to Peter, and is not only defeated, but his forces are almost annihilated, so that he finds the greatest difficulty in escaping into Turkey with a handful of followers.
England and Poland consequently united with the emperor, and formidable preparations were in progress for a terrible war, when one single chance bullet, upon the field of Pultowa, struck Charles XII., as he was looking over the parapet, and dispersed this cloud which threatened the desolation of all Europe. Austria was now the preponderating power in degenerate Italy.
He blamed everybody, but most of all Stanislaus and the tricky Jesuits who, he said, were back of the whole scheme. He wrote to Cardinal Osius that he would not rest until he had broken up the Jesuit college in Pultowa and driven every schemer of them out of Poland. As for Stanislaus, he would follow him across the world, if need were, and drag him back to Kostkov in chains.
The loss of the convoy which General Lewenhaupt was conducting to the army rendered further delay necessary, and obliged the king to undertake the siege of Pultowa, in order to gain a firm footing in the country, and to secure the supplies which the place contained.
The first result of the battle of Pultowa its ultimate results are only now becoming apparent was the entire destruction of the Swedish army, the famished and exhausted remains of which were some days afterward obliged to lay down their arms on the banks of the Dnieper, which they had no means of crossing.
She has written much on the Satellites of Saturn, and has prepared a work on the Satellites of Jupiter. In 1873 she again visited Europe, spending some time with the family of the Russian astronomer, Professor Struve, at the Imperial Observatory at Pultowa. She is an honor to her sex, a striking example of what a quiet country girl can accomplish without money or fortuitous circumstances.
Invasion of the Swedes Their progress through the country Artificial roads Pultowa Fame of the battle Situation of Pultowa It is besieged Menzikoff Manoeuvres Menzikoff most successful King Charles wounded The Czar advances to Pultowa The king resolves to attack the camp A battle determined upon Military rank of the Czar His address to the army The litter The battle Courage and fortitude of the king The Swedes defeated Narrow escape of the Czar He discovers the broken litter Escape of King Charles Dreadful defeat Flight and adventures of the king He offers now to make peace The king's followers Peter's reply Carriage for the king Flight to the Turkish frontier Sufferings of the retreating army Deputation sent to the Turkish frontier Reception of the messenger Boats collected Crossing the river Bender Fate of the Swedish army The prisoners Anecdote of the Czar The Czar's habits Disposition of the prisoners Adventures of the King of Sweden Military promotion of the Czar
The exertions of the wounded Charles to rally his army at Pultowa contrast singularly with the total want of any such exertion displayed by the unwounded Napoleon at Waterloo. We take this want of exertion for granted, because had any been displayed, the world's echoes would have rung with praise bestowed upon the heroic effort.
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