Question: Please list, in chronological order, the events that occurred on the bridge over the Elster River during the retreat of the French forces on October 19.
Answer: A barge loaded with explosives is moored under the bridge → A corporal who saw Russian soldiers prematurely lights the fuse → The bridge is blown up → 30,000 soldiers and 30 generals are stranded → Panic breaks out → Many soldiers drown trying to swim across the river