War and Peace, Chapter 32 summary
Chapter 32 of 365 · Book 10: 1812 · 3 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 32, Pierre returns to the battery, grapples with a French officer, and escapes as Russian soldiers charge to recover the position. Finding familiar men dead or wounded, he hopes the slaughter must stop, but the continuing gunfire exposes the gap between his horror and the battle’s relentless course.
What happens
- Pierre seeks safety at the battery but finds a dead colonel, a captured soldier, and another man being bayoneted.
- He grabs a French officer, and both wonder who has captured whom until a passing cannonball separates them.
- Pierre runs downhill as Russian soldiers rush up, drive out the French, and pursue them beyond the battery.
- Prisoners and wounded men leave the position, while Pierre returns and finds none of his welcoming companions available.
- Pierre wanders away hoping the killing must end, but cannon and musket fire grow more desperate.
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