War and Peace, Book 10: 1812, Chapter 27 요약

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In Chapter 27, Napoleon inspects the Russian position and dictates battle orders that historians treat with admiration, but the narrator challenges their value by examining four failed instructions. The chapter rejects the idea that Napoleon controls the fighting, showing that distance, terrain, resistance, and events defeat his plans.

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Napoleon surveys the exposed Russian left flank, rejects Davout’s suggestion, and approves Campan’s advance through woods despite Ney’s warning.
He selects artillery positions and dictates instructions for bombardments, flanking movements, and attacks on Russian fortifications.
The narrator explains that the chosen artillery positions lie beyond effective range, so a commander moves the guns against Napoleon’s instructions.
Túchkov blocks Poniatowski, while Campan’s troops emerge from the woods under fire and suffer repulse.
The vice-King and the other attacking divisions fail to complete their assigned movements, while cavalry captures the redoubt.
The narrator concludes that Napoleon remains too distant to understand the fighting or issue effective orders.