War and Peace, Chapter 36 summary
Chapter 36 of 365 · Book 10: 1812 · 8 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 36, Prince Andrew’s regiment endures deadly artillery fire without fighting, and a nearby shell gravely wounds him as he hesitates to take cover. Carried to a crowded dressing station, he remembers his sudden love of life and questions what he still does not understand about it.
What happens
- The regiment moves from reserve positions into an oat field, where artillery kills many men without their firing a shot.
- Exhausted soldiers distract themselves with small tasks, a horse’s tangled harness, and a frightened dog while Prince Andrew paces.
- A shell lands beside Prince Andrew, who hesitates to lie down and rebukes his adjutant before the explosion wounds his abdomen.
- Militiamen lift him onto a stretcher, adjust their uneven steps, and carry him past Timókhin toward the dressing station.
- Among crowds of wounded men, Prince Andrew hears a soldier’s excited battle account and questions his attachment to life.
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