In fact, the Tsar had visited the Prussian king and queen at the tomb of Frederick the Great in Potsdam that very autumn, and the monarchs secretly swore to make common cause against Napoleon.
Tegelikult külastas tsaar Preisi kuningat ja kuningannat samal sügisel Friedrich Suure haual Potsdamis ja monarhid vandusid salaja teha ühisotsuseid Napoleoni vastu.