Excerpt from Recollections of Caulincourt, Duke of Vicenza, Vol. 2 of 2 Wreck of the army Feeling of the soldiery The Cuirassiers of the old guard - The Russians marching to Paris - The Duke de Vicenza prohibited from entering the capital - The Prince de Talleyrand - Arrival of the Grand Duke Constantine - His offer to serve the Duke de Vicenza - He resolves to procure his entrance into Paris - Melancholy retrospect - A romantic elopement The Duke de Vicenza gains an interview with Alexander. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.