The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-28
NSpo.EoN IN THE FIeLn.
His Headquarters Arrangements w@s -
cellently Well Planned.

The admirable celebrity and accuracy of
Napoleon's movements In the field wore
due 20 the excellent Arrangements BIZ
which they were made. His two insepa~
rable companions were the grand marxhnl
Duroo and Caulainoourt, master Of the
horse. The latter had always the map OF
the country through which they were div
Ing or riding ready for instant use The
seats of the imperial carriage could DO oon-
verified Into a couch for the emperor's fire.
quent night journeys, but ordinarily Ber-
thier and Murat took turns at sitting at
his side, while Caulaincourt rode close be-
side the door. Behind, and as near the
wheels as possible, rode 2 adjutants, IA
ordnance officers and pages who must
be ready on the instant to receive and carry
orders. Two OF the officers must be famil-
lar with the speech Of the country. Rus
tan, his Egyptian body servant, rode with
them. There were also two mounted
lackeys, each carrying maps, papers and
writing materials. This escort was pro
teoted by a body Of mounted chasseurs. In
case the emperor slighted for any purpose
four Of these instantly did likewise, and
surrounding him with fixed bayonets or
loaded pistols pointed outward to the four
points of the compass, preserved this rela.
blNt pOHitlOu db ne U1ONtu. l@hht Oh MI
came tho grooms with extra horses; for
the emperor's personal use there were from
seven 60 nine. These were substantially
the arrangements still In vogue during the
Prussian campaign. Thereafter his dis.
trust of those about him gradually in
creased, until toward the end Of his career
IL became acute, and then, as a oonse-
quence, the numbers OF his suit wera
much diminished.
Whenever there was need of post haste
the emperor found relays Of nine saddle
horses or six carriage horses prepared as
intervals Of from to 10 miles along
his route. In this way he often journeyed
at the rate of IA miles an hour for six
hours at time. Similar arrangements
on a much smaller scale were made for the
staff. This body was under the indispen-
sable Berthier and was so numerous as &c
be practi cally capable OF subdivision into
several. In 1906 thers were 10 adjutants,
three heads OF departments. with adju-
tants, 81 staff officers and ID engineers.
Under the chief OF artillery was personal
staff of ~ officers under the chief OF en-
gineers one of 10, and under the commits
sary general one OF 48. Arriving at his
night quarters, the emperor found his Of
fee ready--a tent, or room, with FIVE
tables, one In the center for himself and
one Mt each corner for his private secre-
taries. On his own was map oriented
and dotted with colorcd pins, which mark
ed the position OF every body OF his troops.
For this campaign he had only one In ex.
istence, prepared long In advance by his
own orders 1t Is significant of the Prus-
sian oyerconfidenoe and supineness that
they had none. AS soon as possible was
arranged the emperor's bed chamber,
across the door of which Russian slept,
and adjoining 1t was another for the off,
GERS on duty. Dinner occupied less than
90 minutes. for In the field Napoleon ate
little, and that rapidly. BY In the even
ing he was asleep.
At in the morning the commander IN
chief arose, entered his Office, where the
secretaries were already at work, found
all reports from the divisions ready ut his
hand, and then, pacing the floor, dictated
his dispatches and the orders ior the CON-
ing day. There Is an accepted tradition
that he often simultaneously composed
and uttered In alternate sentences two diff
ferent letters, so that two secretaries werc
busy ut the same time In writing papers on
different topics. The orders, when com-
pleted and revised, were handed 10 Ber-
thier. BY In the morning they were
on their way and reached the separate
corps fresh from headquarters Just before
the soldiers set out on their march. IL
was by such perfect machinery that no
curacy in both command and obedience
was assured.-Professor W. NJ Sloane In
Century