"They march splendidly," remarked someone in Bagration's suite.
The head of the column had already descended into the hollow.
The clash would take place on this side of it... The remains of our regiment which had been in action rapidly formed up and moved to the right; from behind it, dispersing the laggards, came two battalions of the Sixth Chasseurs in fine order.
Before they had reached Bagration, the weighty tread of the mass of men marching in step could be heard.