Tuesday, 6 October 2026

When Denis Davydov, on Bagration's instructions, reported to General Bennigsen that the enemy was under our nose, Bennigsen asked Davydov: "Under whose nose, Denis Vasilyevich? If yours, then he is close indeed; if under Prince Bagration's, then…

When Denis Davydov, on Bagration's instructions, reported to General Bennigsen that the enemy was under our nose, Bennigsen asked Davydov: "Under whose nose, Denis Vasilyevich? If yours, then he is close indeed; if under Prince Bagration's, then…

from Pushkin's diaries

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